Water testing

When to test your water

• You rely on rainwater tank or bore water for drinking
• After a flood, bushfire or contamination event near your supply
• Before buying a property on tank or bore water
• When water tastes, smells or looks different
• In older buildings with lead solder or brass fittings, especially childcare and schools
• After a building has been vacant or plumbing has been worked on

How sampling works

We collect samples using sterile, laboratory-supplied containers, following the holding times and chilled transport each test requires. Bacteria samples must reach the laboratory quickly, so we plan sampling around laboratory receiving times.