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Typical drinking water analysis
This is a table of the results of the typical drinking water quality analysis for each water supply system.
The results presented in the typical drinking water analysis reports consist of characteristics currently monitored in the 13 drinking water supply systems.
Drinking water quality monitoring is undertaken to meet the requirements of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
The values listed in these tables are those generally experienced in each water supply system. Some variations in these levels may occur from time to time depending on operational activities, incidents and events. The analysis is conducted every three years to ensure the data presented is representative of the water quality within each water supply system.
Typical drinking water quality analysis for each water supply system1
| Your location | Local government area | Water fitration plant | Water supply system |
| Northern suburbs | |||
| North Shore from Sydney Harbour to Palm Beach | Baulkham Hills (part), Hornsby (part), Hunters Hill, Ku-ring-gai (part), Lane Cove, Mosman, Manly, North Sydney, Parramatta (part), Pittwater, Ryde, Warringah, Willoughby | Prospect | Ryde (PDF - 55KB) |
| North-West Sydney | |||
| Windsor, Richmond, Wilberforce, Kurrajong | Hawkesbury (part), Penrith (part) | North Richmond | North Richmond (PDF - 55KB) |
| Blacktown. Baulkham Hills | Baulkham Hills (part), Blacktown (part), Hawkesbury (part), Holroyd (part), Hornsby (part), Ku-ring-gai (part), Parramatta (part) | Prospect | Prospect North (PDF - 55KB) |
| Western suburbs | |||
| Parramatta | Auburn (part), Bankstown (part), Fairfield (part), Holroyd (part), Parramatta (part) | Prospect | Prospect East (PDF - 55KB) |
| Penrith, St Marys, Erskine Park | Blue Mountains (part), Penrith (part) | Orchard Hills | Orchard Hills (PDF - 55KB) |
| Blacktown | Blacktown (part), Fairfield (part), Liverpool (part), Penrith (part) | Prospect | Prospect South (PDF - 55KB) |
| Inner West, Central, Southern & Eastern suburbs | |||
| CBD and Eastern Suburbs south to the Georges River | Ashfield, Auburn (part), Botny Bay, Bankstown (part), Burwood, Canterbury, Canada Bay, Hurstville, Kogarah, Leichardt. Marrickville, Randwick, Rockdale, South Sydney, Strathfield, Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra | Can be supplied from Prospect and/or Sydney Desalination Plant at Kurnell | Potts Hill (PDF - 55KB) |
| South of the Georges River | Sutherland | Can be supplied from Prospect, Woronora and/or Sydney Desalination Plant at Kurnell | Potts Hill (PDF - 55KB) , Woronora (PDF - 55KB) |
| South-West Sydney | |||
| Liverpool | Liverpool (part) | Prospect | Prospect East (PDF - 55KB) |
| Campbelltown, Glenfield, Minto, Narellan, Camden (part), Leppington, Casula | Camden (part), Campbelltown, Liverpool (part), Wollondilly (part) | Macarthur | Macarthur (PDF - 55KB) |
| Appin | Wollondilly (part) | Macarthur | Macarthur (PDF - 55KB) |
| Picton, Thirlmere, Oakdale | Camden (part), Wollondilly (part) | Nepean | Nepean (PDF - 55KB) |
| Warragamba township | Wollondilly (part) | Warragamba | Warragamba (PDF - 55KB) |
| Blue Mountains | |||
| Lower Blue Mountains, Springood (part) to Penrith | Blue Mountains (part), Penrith (part) | Orchard Hills | Orchard Hills (PDF - 55KB) |
| Katoomba to Springood (part), Mt Victoria, Medlow Bath, Blackheath | Blue Mountains (part) | Cascade | Cascade (PDF - 55KB) |
| Illawarra | |||
| Illawarra from Scarborough to Gerroa | Kiama, Shellharbour and Wollongong (except Helensburgh and Stanwell Park) | Illawarra | Illawarra (PDF - 55KB) |
| Helensburgh, Stanwell Park, Coalcliff | Wollongong (part) | Woronora | Woronora (PDF - 55KB) |
Fore more information about applying the guideline values, visit the National Health & Medical Research Council website.
1This table was prepared February 2011 using the most recent data from Sydney Water monitoring programs. Please read our website's Terms of use and always check the data.