“We rely on the multi-barrier approach” used to be a sufficient explanation in many discussions around drinking water safety. Under ADWG Chapter 5, it’s now the start of the conversation, not the end.

Manganese is the parameter where ‘compliant’ and ‘customer complaint’ overlap the most. It’s also the one most monitoring programs quietly under-target.

In December 2019 Queensland Health released the Water Quality Guidelines for Public Aquatic Facilities. These guidelines recommended that...

Filtration is an important step in drinking water treatment, especially where the source water is not from a fully protected catchment...

Review and audit – is there a difference? Well, the review and audit of a risk management plan (e.g. DWQMP or DWMS) are two separate...

Critical Control Points (CCP) are an important component of Drinking Water Quality Management Plans (DWQMP) as well Recycled Water...

Tap water versus bottled water – seems to come up every now and then! Why do some people choose bottled water? The answer varies but...

Tasleem Hasan, one of our senior consultants, has a technical paper published in the August 2017 edition of the AWA Current magazine -...

Drinking Water Quality Management Plans (DWQMPs) need to be regularly reviewed and kept up to date to ensure they are protective of...