Water Analysis

Townsville Laboratory Services (TLS) has been monitoring Townsville City Council’s potable water system for over 30 years, ensuring water quality from catchment areas to the end user.

TLS provides monitoring and sampling systems for:

• catchments and their tributaries
• water treatment plants
• storage reservoirs and downstream treatment points
• residences and end users
• bores and private wells
• irrigation systems

Services include:

• sample collection and preservation
• in situ and field analysis
• disinfection by-products and organics
• microbiological – E. coli, total plate count and algae identification
• full metals suite

Equipped with a variety of service vehicles, TLS can sample remote points for operational monitoring compliance:

• councils – water testing from catchment to end user
• construction – bore testing
• private households – bore and tank samples for consumption or irrigation.