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2008-09 Annual report for water quality

Water quality - urban

At GWMWater, we are committed to managing our water supply to provide safe, high quality drinking water that consistently meets consumer and regulatory requirements.

GWMWater is a water supplier within the terms of the Safe Drinking Water Act 2003, which has established a new legislative framework for assuring drinking water quality in Victoria.

Drinking quality water is supplied to the following towns:

 Ararat   Edenhope   Lalbert   Pomonal  Ultima
 Beulah  Great Western  Manangatang  Quambatook  Walpeup
 Birchip  Halls Gap  Minyip  Rainbow  Warracknabeal

 Brim

 Haven  Murtoa  Rupanyup  Wycheproof
 Charlton  Hopetoun  Natimuk  Sea Lake  Woomelang
 Dimboola  Horsham  Nullawil  St Arnaud  
 Donald  Jung  Ouyen  Stawell  



What’s the drinking water quality in your town?


GWMWater also supply regulated (non-drinking) water to 36 towns. These towns' water supply is not tested for water quality parameters (shown on the above link) due to their 'regulated status'. Please contact us at GWMWater for further information. 

 Antwerp  Dooen   Lascelles  Patchewollock   Watchem 
 Apsley  Elmhurst   Lillimur  Pimpinio  Westmere
 Berriwillock  Glenorchy  Marnoo  Serviceton  Wickliffe
 Buangor  Goroke  Miram  Speed  Yaapeet
 Chillingollah  Harrow  Moyston  Streatham  
 Chinkapook  Jeparit  Murrayville  Tarranyurk   
 Cowangie  Kaniva  Nandaly   Tempy   
 Culgoa  Kiata  Nhill   Waitchie  


Undertakings

Section 30 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 2003 allows for the Secretary to the Department of Human Services to accept a written undertaking from a water supplier or water storage manager that certain actions will be performed. Water suppliers and water storage managers can apply to the Secretary for an undertaking in the event that they are, or are likely to be, in contravention of the Act or its associated regulations. The undertaking addresses how a water supplier or water storage manager will address the contravention and stop it from recurring. 

There are no towns in the GWMWater region that have an undertaking.

Two examples of when an undertaking would be applicable are:
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 When one or more of the water quality standards are not being met.
>  A risk management plan is not going to be completed by the specified date.

An undertaking will not be accepted if the actions in the undertaking are, or are likely, to result in a public health risk or are unlikely to alleviate current risks to public health.

 
 
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