It was the first major pipeline built from the River Murray to serve Adelaide.

[1] The pipeline, 60 kilometres long, goes from Mannum to Hope Valley.

Off takes supply the Warren Reservoir transfer main, Little Para Reservoir dissipater and the treatment plants at Mannum, Palmer, Mt Pleasant and Anstey Hill.

From 2019, SA Water is seeking to reduce operating costs by installing a solar panel array to provide power for each pumping station on the route.

Solar farms for Pipeline Pumping Station 2 (PPS.2) and PPS.3 are both installed in the Palmer area.