Bore Water Testing
Understand what’s in your bore water before you rely on it.
AWARE Water Testing provides practical bore water testing for homes, rural properties, businesses and private water supplies.
Whether you use bore water for drinking, household use, irrigation or as part of a mixed water supply, testing helps you understand the water you’re working with and whether further treatment or investigation may be worthwhile.
Clear reporting. Practical interpretation. Australia-wide options available.
Bore water can change from property to property
Two bores only a few kilometres apart can produce very different water.
Bore water quality can be affected by local geology, dissolved minerals, salinity, acidity or alkalinity, metals, bacteria, bore depth, surrounding land use and seasonal conditions.
Testing gives you a clearer picture of your own water rather than relying on assumptions based on appearance, taste or location.
Bore water testing may be useful if you:
- rely on bore water for household use
- are considering drinking bore water
- have recently purchased a rural or acreage property
- notice staining, taste, odour or discolouration
- are planning a filtration or treatment system
- want to understand salinity, pH or mineral levels
- have not tested the bore recently
- have experienced a change in water quality
What we can look at
Your testing package can include a range of microbiological and water-quality indicators depending on the test selected. Typical areas may include:
- E. coli
- pH
- electrical conductivity
- total dissolved solids
- selected minerals and metals
- indicators relevant to bore-water suitability and treatment planning
The exact parameters depend on the package selected.
AWARE Bore 360
A more complete picture of your bore water.
AWARE Bore 360 is designed for properties relying on bore water and provides a broader assessment than a basic screening test.
It is suitable when you want to better understand the characteristics of the water before deciding on filtration, treatment or ongoing use.
Want the full package detail? See the AWARE Bore 360 package page.
- bore-fed homes
- acreage properties
- private water supplies
- treatment planning
- water-quality troubleshooting
Bore water testing made simple
- STEP 1Book your test
Choose your bore-water test and complete your booking online.
- STEP 2Collect your sample
Follow the supplied sampling instructions so the sample is collected correctly.
- STEP 3Send or return the sample
Depending on your location and testing pathway, your sample can be delivered or returned for analysis.
- STEP 4We analyse the results
The selected parameters are tested and reviewed.
- STEP 5Receive your report
You receive clear results with practical interpretation so you can understand what was found and what the next step may be.
Clear results you can actually understand
Water-test results can be confusing when they are presented without context. AWARE reports are designed to help you understand:
- what was detected
- whether a result is outside the relevant guideline range
- what the result may mean for your private water supply
- whether further investigation, treatment or retesting may be appropriate
Where relevant, we can also help identify the type of treatment approach that may warrant further investigation.
What can show up in bore water?
May affect taste and suitability for some household uses.
Can influence corrosion, treatment performance and the behaviour of other water-quality parameters.
Can contribute to staining, colour or deposits.
Testing can help identify indicators such as E. coli where included in the selected package.
Bore water can contain substantial dissolved minerals even when it looks perfectly clear.
Wondering whether bore water can be relied on for drinking? Read our guide: Is bore water safe to drink?
Test first. Treat second.
If you are considering a filtration or treatment system for bore water, testing first can help avoid guessing. Different water problems require different treatment approaches.
A filter designed for sediment does not necessarily address dissolved minerals. A UV system does not remove salinity or metals. A treatment system should be selected based on the actual water-quality problem rather than appearance alone.
Bore water testing wherever you are
AWARE Water Testing supports private water supplies across Australia through our testing and sample-return pathways. If you are unsure which test is appropriate, start with the booking process and choose the option that best matches your water source.
Bore water testing FAQs
Know your bore water before you treat it
Whether you are relying on bore water every day or simply want to understand what is coming out of your bore, testing gives you a much better starting point. Book your bore water test with AWARE Water Testing.
Clear testing. Clear reporting. Practical next steps.