Mawson Lakes, South Australia

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Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential development approximately 12km north of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia. It was previously known as The Levels, and as such was non-residential, housing a campus of the University of South Australia and Technology Park.

The residential development grew out of the South Australian Government's plans for a Multi-Function-Polis (or MFP), which was designed to be a modern high-tech community of the future. After the plans for the MFP fell out of favour, the site was taken on by the property developer Delfin (now Delfin Lend Lease).

Today, it includes Technology Park, the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia , Endeavour College, as well as growing residential and commercial zones. It also contains the public transport hub Mawson Interchange, which is expected to become one of the five busiest stations in Adelaide.

1 Water supply
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Water supply

Mawson Lakes features a dual water supply system, supplying drinking water and recycled water to homes via completely separate mains. The recycled water is sourced from the Bolivar Sewage Treatment plant approximately 8kms away and then has stormwater added to it from the Salisbury wetlands before it is treated to Class A standard recycled water for use on gardens, reserves and connected to the toilet of each residence in Mawson Lakes. SA Water provides a comprehensive audit of homes within the area to ensure that cross connection between the recycled water and drinking water does not occur. ^[1]. Guidelines for the use of recycled water are published by the South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA).