Our State - South Australia

‘Our State’ is a half-hour, weekly radio segment airing 1:30pm ACST each Monday on Adelaide's FiveAA.The program focuses on uncovering and sharing important subjects: the interesting, the significant, the future, the unknown and the things that are happening, right now, in South Australia. Each week, a wide range of guests discuss achievements, initiatives and events which highlight South Australia’s priorities.

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10/2/20 - 124 - Water quality testing in SA

February 11, 2020 • DPC Communications • Episode 124

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The Australian Water Quality Centre recently secured a three-year contract with Victorian water utility Yarra Valley Water.

From 1 July, the Centre - a business arm of SA Water - will provide sampling, laboratory testing, analysis and reporting services, to support water and wastewater services for more than 1.9 million people in Melbourne.

The AWQC is leading the way nationally with its use of innovative technology. Its scientists are the first in the Australian water industry to use internationally renowned DNA analysing equipment for more efficient and targeted water treatment.

On this episode of ‘Our State’, the Centre’s Senior Manager of Laboratory Services Karen Simpson explains what this new contract means for job creation and for providing opportunity for its scientists to further extend their expertise and bring this knowledge to Adelaide.