Beachport (South Australia) – Lead
4/5/23: Beachport Foster Street Lead 0.0076mg/L
8/1/24: Beachport Foster Street Lead 0.0042mg/L
6/1/25: Beachport Foster Street Lead 0.0058mg/L. 2024/25 av. 0.0024mg/L
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.”
Beachport – South Australia – Total Dissolved Solids
2018/19 Beachport (South Australia) Total Dissolved Solids 670mg/L (max), 670mg/L (av)
2019/20: Beachport Total Dissolved Solids (by EC) 678mg/L (max), 670.8mg/L av.
2022/23: Beachport Total Dissolved Solids (by EC) 672mg/L (max), 669mg/L av.
GUIDELINE
“No specific health guideline value is provided for total dissolved solids (TDS), as there are no
health effects directly attributable to TDS. However for good palatability total dissolved solids
in drinking water should not exceed 600 mg/L.
Total dissolved solids (TDS) consist of inorganic salts and small amounts of organic matter that are dissolved in water. Clay particles, colloidal iron and manganese oxides and silica, fine enough to pass through a 0.45 micron filter membrane can also contribute to total dissolved solids.
Total dissolved solids comprise: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, sulfate, bicarbonate, carbonate, silica, organic matter, fluoride, iron, manganese, nitrate, nitrite and phosphates…” Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2011
Beachport – South Australia – Hardness
September 20 2016: Beachport (South Australia) – Calcium Hardness 204mg/L
June 27 2017: Beachport (South Australia) – Calcium Hardness 226mg/L
2018/19: Beachport (South Australia) Hardness 207mg/L (max), 200.5mg/L (av.)
2019/20: Beachport Total Hardness as CaCO3 287mg/L (max), 275.4mg/L av.
2019/20: Beachport Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 212mg/L (max), 203.8mg/L av.
2022/23: Beachport (South Australia) Calcium Hardness as CaCO3 213mg/L (max), 204mg/L (av.)
GUIDELINE
“To minimise undesirable build‑up of scale in hot water systems, total hardness (as calcium
carbonate) in drinking water should not exceed 200 mg/L.
Hard water requires more soap than soft water to obtain a lather. It can also cause scale to form on hot water pipes and fittings. Hardness is caused primarily by the presence of calcium and magnesium ions, although other cations such as strontium, iron, manganese and barium can also contribute.”
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2011
Beachport – South Australia – Temperature
November 29 2016: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 21C
December 13 2016: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 22C
December 13 2016: Beachport (South Australia) West/Herbert St – Temperature 21C
December 20 2016: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 21C
January 3 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 25C
January 10 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 24C
January 10 2017: Beachport (South Australia) West/Herbert St – Temperature 23C
January 17 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 28C
January 24 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 27C
January 31 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 20C
February 7 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 24C
February 7 2017: Beachport (South Australia) West/Herbert St – Temperature 24C
February 14 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 24C
February 28 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 25C
March 7 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 24C
March 7 2017: Beachport (South Australia) West/Herbert St – Temperature 26C
March 21 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 23C
March 28 2017: Beachport (South Australia) Foster St – Temperature 26C
GUIDELINE
“No guideline is set due to the impracticality of controlling water temperature.
Drinking water temperatures above 20°C may result in an increase in the number of
complaints.
Temperature is primarily an aesthetic criterion for drinking water. Generally, cool water is more palatable than warm or cold water. In general, consumers will react to a change in water temperature. Complaints are most frequent when the temperature suddenly increases.
The turbidity and colour of filtered water may be indirectly affected by temperature, as low water temperatures tend to decrease the efficiency of water treatment processes by, for instance, affecting floc formation rates and sedimentation efficiency.
Chemical reaction rates increase with temperature, and this can lead to greater corrosion of pipes and fittings in closed systems. Scale formation in hard waters will also be greater at higher temperatures…
Water temperatures in major Australian reticulated supplies range from 10°C to 30°C. In some long, above-ground pipelines, water temperatures up to 45°C may be experienced…
The effectiveness of chlorine as a disinfectant is influenced by the temperature of the water being dosed. Generally higher temperatures result in more effective disinfection at a particular chlorine dose, but this may be counterbalanced by a more rapid loss of chlorine to the atmosphere (AWWA 1990).
2024/25 Beachport (South Australia) – Iron
2/6/25 – Beachport Foster Street (South Australia) – Iron 1.247mg/L (max), 2024/25 (av.): 0.112mg/L
Based on aesthetic considerations (precipitation of iron from solution and taste),
the concentration of iron in drinking water should not exceed 0.3 mg/L.
No health-based guideline value has been set for iron.
Iron has a taste threshold of about 0.3 mg/L in water, and becomes objectionable above 3 mg/L. High iron concentrations give water an undesirable rust-brown appearance and can cause staining of laundry and plumbing fittings, fouling of ion-exchange softeners, and blockages in irrigation systems. Growths of iron bacteria, which concentrate iron, may cause taste and odour problems and lead to pipe restrictions, blockages and corrosion. ADWG 2011
