Water testing packages

Choose this package if you are concerned about the quality of your internal plumbing. This package is designed to check the integrity of your internal plumbing to ensure your water is not being contaminated with metals due to degrading copper pipes or brass fixtures.

Tests: Copper, Aluminium, Chromium, Iron, Zinc, Lead

While most pool shops can perform basic chemical testing, this will not provide you with assurance that water is free of microbiological pathogens. This basic package includes testing for indicators of potential contamination:

• E. coli
• Thermotolerant Coliforms

You will be provided a report that will let you compare your results to the Water Quality Guidelines for Public Aquatic Facilities microbiological criteria. These guidelines generally apply to commercial swimming pool operators but contain useful information regarding the maintenance of swimming pools to reduce contamination.

If you require testing to ensure your swimming pool meets the Water Quality Guidelines for Public Aquatic Facilities we would recommend you look at the Pool and spa health package (standard) package below.

This package is the recommended package if you want to know that your pool water is suitable for commercial use and that your pool water is safe and free from a range of microbiological pathogens. 

There can be a real science to maintaining water quality in swimming pools - we will provide a report that will let you compare your results to the Water Quality Guidelines for Public Aquatic Facilities microbiological criteria (page 48). 

These guidelines generally apply to commercial swimming pool operators but contain useful information regarding the maintenance of swimming pools to reduce contamination.

• E. coli
• Thermotolerant Coliforms
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Heterotrophic Plate Count

We can perform all your swimming pool testing requirements including sampling and chemistry testing:

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Although rainwater is relatively pure as it falls from the sky, animal droppings and leaves that have accumulated on your roof and in your gutters can quickly degrade its quality.

Choose this package if you are concerned about the quality of the water in your rainwater tank.

You will be provided with a report that will let you compare your results to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

The Guidance on Use of Rainwater Tanks provides some useful information about the care and cleaning of rainwater tanks.

Tests: E.coli, Total coliforms, pH, Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity, Alkalinity, Aluminium, Copper, Iron, Nickel, Lead, Zinc

Bores can be a useful source of water, but the water can be of variable quality depending on the depth of the bore and the surrounding land uses.

Choose this package if you want to know about the quality of your bore water. You will be provided a report that will let you compare your results to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

Tests: E.coli, Total coliforms, pH, Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity, Aluminium, Iron, Manganese, Hardness.

Choose this package if you are interested in the quality of your dam water. You will be provided a report that will let you compare your results to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

Tests: E.coli, Total coliforms pH, Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity, Aluminium, Iron, Manganese, Ammonia, Nitrogen oxides

Make sure your home sewage treatment plant is doing its job.

Further information is available at: Queensland Plumbing and Wastewater Code.

Contact your local council to obtain further advice on local requirements.

Suggested tests: Total Suspended Solids (TSS), BOD5, E.coli, Thermotolerant Coliforms, Ammonia, Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus

Please contact us at labstaff@unitywater.com to discuss further.