Summary of drinking water quality data
July 2012 - June 2013
For detailed results on each scheme, click on the scheme name
*ADWG = Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2011.
The ADWG 2011 have been developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in collaboration with the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC). The ADWG incorporates the Framework for the Management of Drinking Water Quality and provides the Australian community and the water supply industry with guidance on what constitutes good quality drinking water. View the ADWG
Bacteriological quality
Bacteriological quality is assessed by monitoring the water for the organism Escherichia coli as an indicator of contamination. A drinking water scheme is considered bacteriologically safe to drink if no E. coli are found in 98 % of samples analysed.
Chemical parameters
Queensland Urban Utilities reports yearly on a number of water quality parameters. The performance for chemical parameters with a health value is assessed as recommended by the ADWG.
Performance is deemed as satisfactory if the 95th percentile value is less than the ADWG health guideline value.
Performance for parameters with an aesthetic guideline value is assessed as recommended by the ADWG. Water is considered good quality if the mean value of an aesthetical parameter is measured at less than the recommended maximum criteria described in ADWG.