00:00To solve a housing crisis, the solution lies deeper than you might think.
00:08More people, more houses equals more sewerage and so we've got to have the capacity to deal
00:13with that.
00:14A $121 million upgrade is currently underway at the Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant,
00:21the largest processor in the state.
00:23Essentially doubling the amount of sewerage that can come through this plant from 300
00:28million litres to 600 million litres.
00:31A crucial step towards unlocking housing in Adelaide's northern suburbs where hundreds
00:36of homes are having their sewage stored in pits and trucked to the treatment plant.
00:42A temporary solution some say is the result of a decade of underspending in infrastructure
00:48projects.
00:49Having shelter for people is the most important thing and if that means tankering in the short
00:53term while the infrastructure catches up, that's a viable solution.
00:57That whole tankering is pretty disgusting I think.
01:00Most people would be horrified that in this day and age that's being used as a solution.
01:06It should only be a temporary solution.
01:08The opposition is also calling for greater transparency on the number of homes slated
01:13for construction and how the government plans to bolster the number of apprentices and trainees.
01:20The housing road map talks about 6,000 per annum and there were basic questions that
01:24weren't answered about how many do we train now, how many can the industry accept.
01:30An ongoing problem not easily flushed away.
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