✔ Parameters Tested:Turbidity, E. coli, Total Coliforms ✔ Sampling Frequency: Every 3 months ✔ Rule Reference: AS-MR 5 – Acceptable Solution for Mixed-Use Rural Water Supplies ✔ Suggested Sampling Point: Treated water leaving at least one end-point treatment system
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AS Mixed-use Rural 3-monthly Post-treatment Microbiological Monitoring
For drinking water supplies using theAcceptable Solution for Mixed-Use Rural Water Supplies (AS-MR), this suite verifies the quality of treated water leaving at least one end-point treatment system, ensuring microbiological safety and compliance with turbidity requirements.
Why is this suite important?
This monitoring ensures that end-point treatment systems are effectively removing microbiological contaminants and maintaining safe drinking water. Turbidity monitoring is critical, as excessive turbidity can impact the effectiveness of UV disinfection and other treatment methods.
The Maximum Acceptable Values (MAVs) and treatment limits for these determinands are:
E. coli: Must not be detected in 100 mL samples
Turbidity: Must be at a level suitable for cartridge filtration and UV disinfection
The drinking water supplier is responsible for determining the sampling schedule and locations to be sampled from (e.g., rotating the properties to be sampled from). Samples must be geographically representative of the supply.
📌 If you have a Safe Supply Online Drinking Water Safety Plan, your test results can be automatically shared with the online tool, made available to members of your water supply, and scheduled for submission to the regulator as required.
📌 Results must be retained for at least 5 years and made available to all members of the water supply.
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