Water quality and treatment - Lower Murray Water

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Find out how we treat and test our water to make it safe to drink.

Our urban water supplies are treated and are safe for drinking and food preparation.

Access to potable (drinking) water is made available to the public via standpipes.

Information and advice about blue-green algae.

Current information and warnings on blackwater in the Murray–Darling Basin.

Current and past reports on E. coli bacteria in our water supply.

Our rural water quality treatment program targeting plumatella.

Using alternative water supplies safely in your home and garden.

As part of our ongoing environmental monitoring, we test for a wide range of chemicals including PFAS, or Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.