WQPN 41 - Private drinking water supplies

Guidance
Water quality protection note on the water quality risks and protective measures for private drinking water supplies.
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This note is designed to increase awareness of water quality issues, advise on potential risks and offer measures that may be taken to protect private water supplies taken from roof runoff, surface waterways or groundwater.

The information in this note may apply to water supplies drawn from lakes, rooftops, stored stormwater runoff, springs, underground sources (aquifers) or waterways for domestic use (including drinking, kitchen, bathing, laundry and toilet flushing) at private dwellings, mining camps (not licensed by the Economic Regulation Authority), holiday resorts and farmstays.

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