Water Quality

Water Quality Monitoring

South Gippsland Water keeps a close eye on water quality. Water is sampled and analysed through all stages of collection, treatment, storage and distribution to your home. On-line devices continually monitor important water quality indicators, with many being programmed to alarm and shut down treatment plants automatically if specific operating limits are breached. Trained treatment operators also monitor water quality on a daily basis to ensure on-line analysers are working correctly, and so that adjustments can be made to treatment processes as required.

In addition, samples are collected from across the water supply systems on a weekly basis and sent to an external laboratory in Melbourne for independent analysis. Results for regulated parameters (see table below) are checked by the Department of Health every month. This is to ensure we are meeting strict requirements of safe drinking water legislation.

Water Quality Testing Regime – regulated parameters:

Microbiological E.coli Weekly
Physico-chemical Turbidity Weekly
Disinfection by-products Trihalomethanes Monthly

Water Quality Annual Report 2022-2023

Water Quality Annual Report 2021-2022

Water Quality Annual Report 2020-2021

Water Quality Annual Report_2019-2020

Water Quality Annual Report 2018-2019

Water Quality Annual Report 2017-2018

Water Quality Annual Report 2016-2017

Water Quality Annual Report 2015-2016

Water Quality Annual Report 2014 – 2015

Water Quality Annual Report 2013 – 2014

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A water sample is taken from a customer’s meter for analysis.