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Toowoomba Region's Mt Kynoch Water Treatment plant houses a comprehensive water analysis facility. Testing is conducted on a fee-for-service basis. More information on fees and examples of available tests and requirements are detailed below.
Our laboratory services are located at the Mt Kynoch Water Treatment Plant on Shuttlewood Court, off the New England Highway heading north towards Highfields. The turn-off for Shuttlewood Court is located in the 70km/hr zone.
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The laboratory can be contacted on 07 4688 6270.
Testing is conducted on a fee-for-service basis. To obtain pricing, you can:
We only accept:
We do not accept cash. We apologise for any inconvenience.
We have included some resources in our 'Interpreting results from a water testing report' article to help you understand the information you'll receive within the report following the testing of your water sample.
Below we've listed our common packaged services. Many other services are available, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
To assess the suitability of bore water for human consumption. It includes:
Chemistry testing of:
Samples accepted: Monday to Thursday 8:15am - 2:30pm.
Samples should be less than 12 hours old when received at the laboratory.
Bottle required: 1 Litre plastic bottle with plastic lid plus 1 x Laboratory Services sterile 500ml container with sodium thiosulphate (please contact us to organise a bottle)
To assess the suitability of a water supply for human consumption, based on the bacteriological requirements of the NHMRC Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. It includes:
Bottle required: 1 x Laboratory Services sterile 500ml container with sodium thiosulphate (please contact us to organise a bottle)
To assess the suitability of bore water for Irrigation and/or livestock use. May be used to determine water treatment requirements. Suitable for bore and surface waters. It includes:
Standard chemical analysis:
Samples accepted: Monday to Friday 8:15am - 2:30pm.
Samples are recommended to be less than 24 hours old when received.
Bottle required: 1 Litre plastic bottle with plastic lid. This should be in a bottle that has only had water in it previously. Rinse with sample water first.
To assess the quality of pool water. It includes:
Bottle required: 1 x sterile 500ml container with sodium thiosulphate (please contact us to organise a bottle)
To assist in assessing the suitability of industrial effluent to licensing requirements.Tests performed:
Samples are recommended to be less than 12 hours old when received.
Bottle required: 2 x 1 Litre plastic bottle with plastic lid and 1 x sterile 500ml container with Sodium Thiosulphate (please contact us to organise bottles)
For standard tests, we endeavour to achieve a 10 day turnaround. This time can be extended due to increased workloads or circumstances beyond our control. Receiving your report may take longer if you don’t have access to email or fax, as postage can add to delays. If your results have not been received within the 10 day period, feel free to call us on 07 4688 6270 for follow up. It is helpful if you can provide your batch number if known.
We test against the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council. If a result does not conform to the guidelines, this will be advised at the end of the report. We're happy to accept any enquiries you may have regarding the results and we can be contacted during office hours 8:15am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
If you wish to improve or control your water quality, we recommend calling one of the many water treatment specialists in the White/Yellow Pages.
We don't conduct health testing in our laboratory.
Our laboratory is accredited with National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA). To view the scope of our accreditation, please visit the NATA website and locate Toowoomba Regional Council Laboratory Services.
The below Measurement Uncertainty (MU) estimates have been provided for when interpreting results on regulatory or other acceptance criteria
Chemistry
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The following fact sheets give an explanation of our analysis.
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