Our Plan for South Australia

At SA Water Innovation (SAWI), our vision is to position South Australia as a world leader in stormwater and marine water management. Our plan focuses on delivering practical, sustainable, and innovative solutions that protect waterways, remediate contamination, and embed circular economy principles throughout.

Key elements of the plan include:

• 🌊 Stormwater management: Designing and deploying systems to capture, treat, and reuse urban runoff before it reaches rivers, lakes, and coastal areas.
   
• ⚓ Marine and coastal remediation: Addressing hydrocarbons, microplastics, nutrients, and emerging contaminants such as PFAS with low-energy, high-efficiency technologies.
   
• 🧪 Innovative technology deployment: Scaling solutions like SORR Gyroid Sponge™ with responsible end-of-life processing via Circular Seed, demonstrating circular economy principles.
   
• 🤝 Collaborative partnerships: Working with government agencies, research institutions, and industry leaders to ensure best-practice, scalable, and cost-effective outcomes.
   
• 📊 Data-driven optimisation: Using monitoring, modelling, and digital tools to measure performance, optimise solutions, and support evidence-based policy and investment decisions.
   
• ♻️ Sustainability leadership: Embedding circular, low-energy, and environmentally responsible practices into all projects to minimise ecological impact.
   

In short: SAWI aims to transform how South Australia manages its water and marine environments, creating measurable environmental benefits, supporting sustainable development, and demonstrating a model for other regions to follow.