DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT 2014 -2015 Contents Dear Customers, Each year Unitywater publishes this report to set out transparently information about the quality of the drinking water Message from the CEO .........................................................3 we supply. I’m pleased to confirm that during 2014-15 the water supplied to our customers remained of a very high standard and, Our supply area ......................................................................4 as in previous years, met all regulatory requirements. Water supply sources ............................................................6 Unitywater continues to meet the requirements set by the Water quality summary ........................................................8 Queensland Public Health Regulation for drinking water, with Your suburb and its water supply region ......................... 10 99.9% of all samples free of E. coli, an indicator of possible contamination. Meeting this requirement demonstrates that Drinking water quality performance ................................. 12 you can continue to have confidence in the water supplied by Microbiological performance in detail .............................. 13 Unitywater to your home, school and work place. To maintain that confidence Unitywater sampled and completed almost Chemical performance in detail ......................................... 14 100,000 individual water tests. Of those only five did not meet an individual guideline. Each of these was investigated promptly Bribie Island .................................................................... 14 and successfully met the guideline when retested. Caboolture ....................................................................... 16 We recognise that having confidence in the quality of the Caloundra ........................................................................ 18 water you drink is just as important as the quality of food you Dayboro ........................................................................... 20 eat. Unitywater will build on the Queensland and Australian standards we already meet to obtain international recognition, Kenilworth ....................................................................... 22 namely ISO 22000. To meet this international accreditation Maleny ............................................................................. 24 we must demonstrate to independent assessors our ability to identify and control safety hazards throughout the water supply Maroochy North.............................................................. 26 chain. Maroochy South ............................................................. 28 In the meantime further details of the physical and chemical Noosa ............................................................................... 30 qualities of the drinking water supplied are provided in the Water Quality Summary later in this report. If you have any questions, Pine Rivers North ........................................................... 32 or feedback on the content of this report, please do not hesitate Pine Rivers South ........................................................... 34 to call our customer contact centre on 1300 0 UNITY. Railway Towns ................................................................ 36 Redcliffe ........................................................................... 38 Woodford ......................................................................... 40 George Theo Topic in focus: Chlorine – why does it matter? ................. 42 Chief Executive Officer Unitywater MESSAGE FROM THE CEO 3 Where we sit in the Grid Our supply area The south-east Queensland water grid connects the water supplies from the Sunshine Coast, through greater Brisbane and down to the Gold Coast. This arrangement allows Seqwater to move treated ‘bulk’ drinking water from one area to k r C e COMO i n K i n ek AD another, reducing the risk of any single source being used up. RO IN K IN K E I P Lake M Y KIN KIN G Cootharaba D A O R N N E I COOTHARABA IV Coral K R D N I O D Z K A Z O A A R B N A B IS More detail on the bulk water supply network can be found here: O A R U M A O H L N R Sea a O T o os iv NOOSA NORTH SHORE P O e O r C Regional Map PINBARREN http://www.seqwater.com.au/water-supply/supply-network CRN.RES1 M RINGTAIL CREEK C Lake COORAN K I N Cooroibah N O D COOROIBAH O A YUR N EE K R OL R F D ES C O C OL POM.RES1 R R E I S V S k POMONA T E y D r in R TWN.RES 1, 2 I b V g cree k E N o o s D a Rive NHD.RES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 EL C OA r M Lake McDonald O O ROY NO O S A R Doonella ST RE WTP Lake NOOSA HEADS E T CRY.RES 1, 2 TINBEERWAH D FEDERAL A O R A S O O D E N V RESERVOIR / TOWER A I I BLACK MOUNTAIN O D R D R N Lake E U Y A S M I H COOROY MOUNTAIN R U Weyba N E R U E Gympie T S L D A A W WATER TREATMENT PLANT O No R E r A M t S AD h O DOONAN U region O O M R Seqwater H Ma I-N O T WTP (Water Treatment Plants) are R r ND U S O o U N K LW o M RIDGEWOOD NI c EU TA PGN.TWR1 Y E h IN R -K PGN.RES1 DI y R I R N N O owned and operated by SEQWater. U EUM.RES36 i A G UM D E v C e R EERWAH VALE r PEREGIAN BEACH E E D K A VERRIERDALE R O B O R U A N B Seqwater manage the catchments, D I Y E PSP.RES43 WATER TRUNK MAIN S A R Y O A A W D BELLI PARK R NORTH ARM O B T r O B o M wn R E s U C N r C dams and production of bulk drinking NPI SUPPLY MAIN e I ek E H S H Cooloolabin YANDINA CREEK N W U CLM.RES 16, 17, 33 COOLOOLABIN BRIDGES Y NPI is owned and operated by SEQWater. Dam Yan S di K ROAD na E ABIN C r N O L e COOLUM BEACH OLO ek I R L C O W C o ool O YND.RES37 u c m water for the SEQ region R k VALDORA y S C C T r r H U e k Wappa e e B - N e B o S Dam k R k D g ee H O r gy A Lake Dunethin C I N V O YA I E L N D D O IN A- M B L O KIAMBA LI B LI R O O O R AD T W D O KULANGOOR W MARCOOLA KEN.RES20 R KEN.RES21 W A Y Poona A BLI.RES19 BLI BLI Y Dam PARKLANDS COOLABINE Image Flat BLI.RES34 BLI.RES48 Kenilworth KUREELPA WTP BLI.RES18 WTP AD RO NAM.RES6 MUDJIMBA ON B T R LE NAM.RES7 BLI BLI RO AP U AD KENILWORTH M MAPLETON C R- D U NAM.RES30 E A OB O ROSEMOUNT V I O B F H I BI M D TWIN WATERS R A L BURNSIDE NAM.RES9 W LO O N A W A Y W D X NAM.RES35 AY T KIDAMAN CREEK O DDILLIBAH RO AD N DULONG DI CAMBROON D R NAM.RES11 NAM.RES44 IV D NAM.RES14 OBI OBI E R MRD.RES26 H WEST WOOMBYE FLAXTON KULUIN T R k ee WOOMBYE BUD.RES23 O Cr W P i e WBY.RES15 ALX.RES27, 28 L et r I BUD.RES32 N E KAW.RES17 K - MONS Y BUD.RES31 N HUNCHY CURRAMORE B E R L U A C BUD.RES24, 25 E M MONTVILLE BUDERIM MOOLOOLABA PALMWOODS H W Y Baroon CHEVALLUM Pocket D R KAWANA WATERS Dam O TAN.RES41 WITTA L LANDERS SHOOT MOUNTAIN CREEK D ELAMAN CREEK U SIPPY DOWNS WARANA E TANAWHA Landershute D EUDLO R WTP ILKLEY E CONONDALE NORTH MALENY L IL V T N O Tan M g - k PALMVIEW n Y i N R NICKLIN WAY MAL.RES14 E DIAMOND VALLEY L REESVILLE A MERIDAN PLAINS MAL.TWR15 M MLL.RES16 GLENVIEW M MLL.RES8 C R RD AL a VE O U r ry RI ND R A R Y L BALD KNOB RD K E Ewen i L A i v D l e N M R N MOOLOOLAH Ewen c O r A WOOTHA U N IEW D Maddock LMT.RES12 T TAIN V S Maddock CALOUNDRA o S B y y - O Dam WTP Y C R N O U LBH.RES11 CAL.RES 5, 6, 7 r E G e L H- A M e ALE k M CROHAMHURST NY RD CAL.RES 18, 19 r Y ve W Ri H CALOUNDRA WEST y E le BOOROOBIN n C a Y t MOUNT MELLUM U BELLS CREEK S A M R A W B LE N N Y I -S T A W NL E R Y PE I RIVE AC HES TE R RD R RD E V R E u T Bribie Island BELLTHORPE nn S STP k in Cre e g s C CEDARTON PEACHESTER B ll r e e e Somerset k BEW.RES 1 ,2 D A COMMISSIONERS FLAT O region R H A W COOCHIN CREEK R E E k GLH.RES1 B STANMORE e - e Y r O GLH.RES2 Unitywater C C L y I Queensland Urban Utilities n K o t GLASS HOUSE J OHNSTON S MOUNTAINS RD k G UILAR HIG e BRIBIE ISLAND NORTH STONY CREEK D'A HW re AY wr in C C o ek oo n Unitywater distributes water to Queensland Urban Utilities distributes water Blackrock C re BEERBURRUM O n Woodford Tower e M BBM.RES 1, 2 D i 'A le to the Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic G C r NEURUM U e Beerb IL e urru the Noosa, Sunshine Coast and A Chambers Road k m C R re ek G las H s M I ou G nta WELSBY H D'AGUILAR i n W C BRIBIE A re Rim and Somerset Council areas. Y ek ISLAND McLeod Lane Res ELIMBAH E DONNYBROOK lim Moreton Bay Council areas. W DELANEYS CREEK BRACALBA b a r i h g S ix Mile C h C r t re s ek e e W C MOUNT DELANEY k Delane a r y C Webster Road Res ra e re r MELDALE e e b k TONE RD k B S a IC E C E UM Banksia Beach E r P e WAMURAN R WTP e BANKSIA Elimbah Res B k U BEACH R R U TOORBUL Wamuran Res M WOORIM L Wamuran Tower MOODLU ag Lake oo Ki BELLARA WAMURAN BASIN n ng J Ning i C C oh re r ns e Somerset e C k Bellara Tower e r Bellara Res MOUNT MEE k ee K k ND RO IN IE IS LA AD NINGI Woorim Tower k G IB BONGAREE S BR e T e R r E C E GODWIN T Bongaree Tower m BEACH u re Riv r oltu er u bo e a Caboolture Tower SANDSTONE POINT N M C O U N UPPER CABOOLTURE T M ek E re E ROCKSBERG C n M R o ti O reek O OCEAN VIEW ta R e C Beachmere Res A s pi p A ym D ee Y G C h F a I b S E o MORAYFIELD L o Beachmere Tower D G re BURPENGARY EAST lt go u rs RD T C r e re e rr e o k M r s Morayfield 1, 2 o BURPENGARY u C t re h MOUNT PLEASANT e MOORINA Moreton k k KING SCRUB C ree gary rpen Bay Bu DECEPTION BAY Little DAYBORO NARANGBA DEC S idelin EP Deception Bay Tower g C TIO Dayboro High Level Res re N ek B AY R SCARBOROUGH Narangba Tower O Dayboro Low Level Res A k D e re RUSH CREEK C NORTH LAKES s Petrie Depot y O e D Rothwell Res c AY L a Dayboro B D L O ARMSTRONG CREEK WTP R G O DAKABIN Boundary Rd Y S R KURWONGBAH M V a REDCLIFFE O Res 1, 2 A lt LACEYS CREEK N A P w o D I