Lovely Banks/Montpellier (Victoria) – Fluoride
2008/09: Lovely Banks/Montpellier (Victoria) – Fluoride 1.6mg/L (Highest Level)
2009/10: Lovely Banks/Montpellier (Victoria) – Fluoride 1.8mg/L (Highest Level)
Based on health considerations, the concentration of fluoride in drinking water should not exceed 1.5 mg/L.
“Fluoride occurs naturally in seawater (1.4 mg/L), soil (up to 300 parts per million) and air (from volcanic gases and industrial pollution). Naturally occurring fluoride concentrations in drinking water depend on the type of soil and rock through which the water drains. Generally, concentrations in surface water are relatively low (<0.1–0.5 mg/L), while water from deeper wells may have quite high concentrations (1–10 mg/L) if the rock formations are fluoride-rich.” 2011 ADWG
Lovely Banks – Victoria – Turbidity
2016/17: Lovely Banks (Victoria) – Turbidity 11 NTU (Maximum detection during year)
2024/25: Lovely Banks (Victoria) – Turbidity 15 NTU (Maximum detection during year)
Chlorine-resistant pathogen reduction: Where filtration alone is used as the water treatment
process to address identified risks from Cryptosporidium and Giardia, it is essential
that filtration is optimised and consequently the target for the turbidity of water leaving
individual filters should be less than 0.2 NTU, and should not exceed 0.5 NTU at any time
Disinfection: A turbidity of less than 1 NTU is desirable at the time of disinfection with
chlorine unless a higher value can be validated in a specific context.
Aesthetic: Based on aesthetic considerations, the turbidity should not exceed 5 NTU at the
consumer’s tap.
Lovely Banks (Vic) – Lead
2024/25: Lovely Banks Lead 0.1mg/L (max), 0.01mg/L (av.)
“An investigation found that the property where the sample point was located
was in a rural location, did not have a dwelling, and was unoccupied.
The source of the contamination was found to be from the property’s aging
service line, which had become corroded due to very low consumption at the
property.”
Lead Guideline reduced from 0.01mg/L to 0.005mg/L in June 2025. “The concentration of lead in water within premises may be higher, especially in older buildings, due to contact of the water with lead-containing plumbing products (enHealth 2021). A review found several Australian and international studies that detected up to 0.162 mg/L of lead in drinking water due to leaching from lead-containing plumbing materials including taps and lead service lines, suggesting that leaching of lead from lead-containing plumbing materials can be substantial (SLR 2023)… Based on health considerations, the concentration of lead in drinking water should not exceed 0.005 mg/L.”
Lovely Banks (Victoria) Manganese
2024/25: Lovely Banks (Victoria) Manganese 0.47mg/L (max), 0.026mg/L (av.)
“Based on health considerations, the concentration of manganese in drinking water should not exceed 0.1 mg/L
Based on aesthetic considerations, the concentration of manganese in drinking water should not exceed 0.05 mg/L, measured at the customer’s tap. Water authorities are encouraged to keep manganese concentrations as low as possible, preferably below 0.02 mg/L at the treatment plant…
Reviews by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Canada found that several human epidemiological studies suggest an association between exposure to manganese in drinking water and neurological effects (e.g. intellectual impairment and poorer neurobehavioural function, including memory, attention, motor function and hyperactivity). Although these epidemiological studies could not establish the level at which oral manganese intake can lead to neurotoxic effects, collectively they provide support that neurotoxicity is a critical effect in humans (WHO 2021; WHO 2022; Health Canada 2019).
Infants, especially newborns, are unable to regulate the levels of manganese in their bodies due to greater gastrointestinal absorption and immaturity of their homeostatic control of bile excretion (i.e. they excrete less manganese) and are more susceptible than other age groups to the neurotoxic effects of excess manganese (WHO 2021; WHO 2022; Health Canada 2019).
Bottle-fed infants may also be at risk of higher manganese exposure due to infant formula which can be fortified with manganese, along with drinking water used to reconstitute the formula which can have elevated manganese levels compared to bottled water (WHO 2021; WHO 2022; Health Canada 2019). ADWG