• Overview
• Waterways operating charter
• Drinking water quality
  • Parameters & Reporting Levels
  • Microbiological parameters
  • Pathogen monitoring
  • Routine physical parameters
  • Inorganic chemical parameters
  • Chemical and radiological parameters
  • Organic chemicals
• Environmental Performance
  • Eastern Treatment Plant
  • Western Treatment Plant
  • Rivers and creeks
  • Energy and greenhouse data
  • Water recycling initiatives
• Consultative committees

Chemical and radiological parameters

The reporting levels are based on Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (2004). Results should not exceed the reporting levels. Sampling is conducted at headworks reservoirs.

Parameter	Reporting Level mg/L	Total number of Analyses	Exceed Reporting Level No (%)
Arsenic	0.007	37	0
Cadmium	0.002	37	0
Chromium	0.05	37	0
Copper	1	37	0
Cyanide	0.08	37	0
Lead	0.01	37	0
Mercury	0.001	37	0
Selenium	0.01	37	0
Zinc	3	37	0
Chloride	250	37	0
Hardness	200	37	0
Nitrate (as N)	50	37	0
Sodium	180	37	0
Sulphate	250	37	0
Total Alkalinity	*	37
Calcium	*	37
Magnesium	*	37
Silica	*	37
Total Organic Carbon	*	37
Total Phosphorus	*	37
Total Solids	*	87

* Items have not had a reporting level set but are monitored for operational purposes

Parameter		Reporting Level Bq/L	Total number of Analyses	Exceed Reporting Level No (%)
Radioactivity	- alpha	0.1	23	0
	- beta	0.1	23	0