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2017-18 Drinking Water Quality Performance ANNUAL Drinking Water Quality PERFORMANCE REPORT JULY 2017 - JUNE 2018 Contents Message from the CEO 3 Our supply area 4 Where we sit in the grid 5 Water supply sources 6 Your suburb and its water supply region 8 Water quality summary 10 Chemical performance 13 Dayboro 14 Kenilworth 16 North 18 Pine Rivers North 20 South 22 Improving our drinking water quality 24 Annual Drinking Water Quality Performance Report 2017-18 2 Message from the CEO Dear Customers I am pleased to share with you our Drinking Water Quality Annual Performance Report for 2017-18. At Unitywater, we take the responsibility of providing our customers and our communities with a safe and reliable water supply seriously. From meeting our compliance obligations and investing in infrastructure through to championing environmental initiatives, Unitywater continues to build a proud record in the delivery of our food grade water product. This year we continued to work collaboratively with Seqwater, our service region’s bulk water supplier, to upgrade the water supply for the community of Petrie and surrounding areas. This significant engineering project ensured a greater security of supply for residents through the decommissioning of the ageing Petrie Water Treatment Plant and connecting this community directly to the South East Queensland Water Grid. The success of this project was also measured by the minimal impact caused to the community which helped enhance customer confidence in our operational performance. Unitywater is also building a reputation for our commitment to reducing the impact of single-use plastic bottles in our local waterways. We’re encouraging our communities to go ‘Back to Tap’ through the promotion of reusable water bottles and selecting tap water over pre-packaged bottled water. As this report confirms, our drinking water meets Australia’s best-practice guidelines developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Some people believe that bottled water is a better-quality product, however this is simply not the case. With bottled water up to 2000 times more expensive than tap water, it is an easy and practical choice to make to embrace ‘Back to Tap’. We value the role we play in keeping our communities healthy and are proudly working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide a safe and reliable water supply. If you have any questions or feedback on the content of this report, please do not hesitate to call our Customer Contact Centre on 1300 086 489. George Theo Chief Executive Officer Annual Drinking Water Quality Performance Report 2017-18 3 Drinking Water Quality Performance Report 2017-18 Our supply area C O M O K IN K IN C O O T H A R A B A T E E W A H Water Reseroirs/ Towers P IN B A R R E N C O O R A N C O O R O IB A H L A K E M A C D O N A L D P O M O N A NO O S A HE A D S T IN B E E R W A H T E W A N T IN Water F E D E R A L N O O S AV IL L E S U N R I S E B E A C H Noosa Treatment Plants Cooroy C O O R O Y M O U N T A I N R ID G E W O O D D O O N A N E U M U N D I P E R E G IA N V E R R IE R D A L E B E A C H E E R W A H VA L E B E L L I PA R K N O R T H A R M N IN D E R R Y P O IN T C A R T W R IG H T Gympie C O O L O O L A B IN VA L D O R A Region B R ID G E S K E N I LW O R T H M O U N T C O O L U M Y A R O O M B A Y A N D I N A G H E E R U L L A K U L A N G O O R M A R O O C H Y R IV E R Coolum Kenilworth IM A G E F L A T M A R C O O L A C O O L A B IN E M U D J IM B A K U R E E L P A T W IN Nambour W A T E R S M A P L E T O N O B I M A R O O C H Y D O R E O B I D U L O N G K ID A M A N C R E E K C A M B R O O N F L A X T O N C U R R A M O R E H U N C H Y W E S T W O O M B Y E Maroochydore W O O M B Y E M O O L O O L A B A C H E V A L L U M B U D D IN A M O N T V IL L E B U D E R IM W I T T A PA L M W O O D S N O R T H T A N A W H A M A L E N Y W A R A N A L A N D E R S S H O O T E L A M A N S IP P Y E U D L O C R E E K D O W N S R E E S V IL L E IL K L E Y PA L M V IE W C O N O N D A L E Kawana M A L E N Y D IA M O N D VA L L E Y M O O L O O L A H M E R ID A N C U R R IM U N D I W O O T H A P L A IN S G L E N V IE W L IT T L E D IC K Y Maleny M O U N TA I N B E A C H C R O H A M H U R S T B A L D K N O B B O O R O O B IN S H E L LY B E A C H C A L O U N D R A B O O R O O B IN K IN G S B E A C H M O U N T G O L D E N M E L L U M Landsborough B E L L S B E A C H C R E E K P E L IC A N W A T E R S P E A C H E S T E R C E D A R T O N B E L LT H O R P E B E E R W A H C O M M IS S I O N E R S F L A T S T A N M O R E C O O C H IN G L A S S H O U S E C R E E K M O U N T A I N S S T O N Y C R E E K B E E R B U R R U M Woodford N E U R U M D 'A G U IL A R W E L S B Y E L I M B A H B R A C A L B A D O N N Y B R O O K M O U N T T O O R B U L W H I T E B A N K S IA D E L A N E Y PA T C H B E A C H W A M U R A N M O O D L U W A M U R A N B A S I N B E L L A R A W O O R IM M O U N T M E E N IN G I G O D W IN B O N G A R E E B E A C H B E L L M E R E Caboolture B E A C H M E R E S A N D S T O N E P O IN T Bribie Island R O C K S B E R G U P P E R C A B O O LT U R E B E A C H M E R E O C E A N V IE W Caboolture M O U N T South P L E A S A N T D E C E P T IO N B A Y B U R P E N G A R Y Burpengary Somerset East S C A R B O R O U G H Region Moreton N E W P O R T N O R T H S A M S O N VA L E L A K E S N A R A N G B A A R M S T R O N G K U R W O N G B A H C R E E K Bay L A C E Y S C R E E K Dayboro W H I T E S ID E C L O N T A R F M A R G AT E M A N G O H IL L M U R R U M B A D O W N S Redcliffe K O B B L E C R E E K Murrumba G R I F F I N Downs S T R AT H P IN E M O U N T B R A Y C A S H M E R E G L O R IO U S P A R K M O U N T S A M S O N W A R N E R C L O S E B U R N C E D A R C R E E K D R A P E R Brendale S A M F O R D VA L L E Y B U N Y A A R A N A H IL L S Brisbane F E R N Y H I L L S C A M P J O L LY S M O U N T A IN City L O O K O U T 0406-17 Annual Drinking Water Quality Performance Report 2017-18 4 Where we sit in the grid The South-East Queensland water grid connects the water supplies from Noosa and the Sunshine Coast, through greater Brisbane and down to the Gold Coast.
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