Water Supply Incident Reporting
Queensland
Under a notice issued by the Office of the Water Supply Regulator, queensland drinking water service providers must report the following as incidents within certain timeframes:
- detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli)
- detection of a pathogen
- fluoride greater than 1.5 mg/L
- detection of chemical parameter that does not meet a health guideline value in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG)
- detection of radioactivity exceeding gross alpha and gross beta screening values in the ADWG
- detection of parameter for which there is no guideline value in the ADWG
- an event or series of events that has the potential to compromise the ability to adequately treat or provide drinking water.
Further information is available on the DERM Website