{"id":28882,"date":"2026-09-03T05:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrifood.com.au\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28882"},"modified":"2026-09-03T05:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:40:59","slug":"australian-drinking-water-guidelines-test-parameters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/agrifood.com.au\/fr\/news\/australian-drinking-water-guidelines-test-parameters\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Drinking Water &#8211; Guidelines &amp; Test Parameters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need assistance with understanding the Australian drinking water guidelines, what to test for or how to meet the guidelines? <br>Agrifood Technology can assist you with the testing requirements and the necessary steps to ensure your drinking water is safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples of drinking water parameters include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Microbiological parameters<\/strong> \u2013 such as <em>E. coli<\/em> or total coliforms, which indicate possible faecal contamination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chemical parameters<\/strong> \u2013 such as lead, arsenic, nitrate, fluoride and pesticides.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Physical parameters<\/strong> \u2013 such as turbidity, colour, temperature and total dissolved solids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aesthetic parameters<\/strong> \u2013 characteristics that affect taste, odour or appearance, such as iron, manganese and hardness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Operational parameters<\/strong> \u2013 such as pH, chlorine residual and conductivity, which help assess how well the water treatment and distribution system is operating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOTE: Reference<em> &#8211; This information is based on the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG), published by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/agrifood.com.au\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/drinking-water-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28883\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992705763772844;width:619px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrifood.com.au\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/drinking-water-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrifood.com.au\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/drinking-water-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrifood.com.au\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/drinking-water-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agrifood.com.au\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/drinking-water-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/agrifood.com.au\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/drinking-water.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference table &#8211; Australian Drinking water guidelines are outlined below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Parameter<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Unit<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Australian Drinking Water Guideline<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>E. coli<\/strong><\/td><td>CFU\/100 mL<\/td><td><strong>Not detected in 100 mL<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>pH<\/strong><\/td><td>pH units<\/td><td><strong>6.5\u20138.5<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Turbidity<\/strong><\/td><td>NTU<\/td><td><strong>\u22645 NTU<\/strong> aesthetic; preferably <strong>&lt;1 NTU<\/strong> for effective disinfection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u2264600 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Hardness as CaCO\u2083<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u2264200 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nitrate as NO\u2083<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u226450 mg\/L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nitrite as NO\u2082<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22643 mg\/L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fluoride<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22641.5 mg\/L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Arsenic<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.010 mg\/L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cadmium<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.002 mg\/L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lead<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.005 mg\/L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mercury<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.001 mg\/L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nickel<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.02 mg\/L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Copper<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22642 mg\/L<\/strong> health; <strong>\u22641 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Manganese<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.10 mg\/L<\/strong> health; <strong>\u22640.05 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Iron<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.3 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Aluminium<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.2 mg\/L<\/strong> operational\/aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Zinc<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22643 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Chloride<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u2264250 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sodium<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u2264180 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sulfate<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u2264250 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ammonia<\/strong><\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td><strong>\u22640.5 mg\/L<\/strong> aesthetic\/operational<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pour plus d'informations :<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please contact our us for more information on water testing needs:\u00a0<strong>lab.wa@agrifood.com.au or (08) 9418 5333<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need assistance with understanding the Australian drinking water guidelines, what to test for or how to meet the guidelines? 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