Supporting Perth's Bore Drillers
Bore water treatment & Irrigation
How it works
There are three situations where we support drillers:
1. An old bore has deteriorated and the bore water has become contaminated.
2. A new bore has just been drilled and water quality is not as expected.
3. There are plans to drill a bore and it is expected that water quality will be an issue.
Common Water Quality Problems
All Perth bore drillers are familiar with the water profile of our underground aquifiers across the Swan Coastal Plain and the Darling Ranges. Iron, calcium and salt are the most common minerals that sit in high concentration deposits and reduce water quality.
The Common Water Quality Problems:
- Iron & calcium
- Saltiness
- Septic contamination/leaching
- Chemical contamination (fertiliser, pesticides, insecticides.)
Common Water Quality Problems
All Perth bore drillers are familiar with the water profile of our underground aquifiers across the Swan Coastal Plain and the Darling Ranges. Iron, calcium and salt are the most common minerals that sit in high concentration deposits and reduce water quality.
The Common Water Quality Problems:
- Iron & calcium
- Saltiness
- Septic contamination/leaching
- Chemical contamination (fertiliser, pesticides, insecticides.)
Signs of Contaminated Bore Water
Iron staining takes long periods to show but is immediately visible in bore water as orange and brown sediment.
Salt slowly kills plants. They wilt and lose colour as salinity builds in their veins.
Common Signs of Contaminated Bore Water:
- Poor plant and lawn health (wilting & dying)
- Visible staining of property
- Change in water colour
- Unusual odours (metalic & decomposing organics)
- Bubble accumulation (sudding)
Hot Spot Suburbs
These suburbs are at the highest risk of iron staining because their ground water has higher concentrations of iron:
- Bullcreek
- Claremont
- Dianella
- Floreat
- Innaloo
- Karrinyup
- Leederville
- Morley
- Mt Hawthorne
- Mt Pleasant
- North Perth
- Shelley
- Shenton Park
- Stirling
Perth Groundwater Atlas
The Perth Groundwater Atlas, created by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is a useful guide to predicting your bore water quality.
However it is only a guide and some suburbs still have iron staining but are not classified as High Risk.
Solutions
There are generally only three components that are used in conjunction with each other to treat bore water of iron, calcium and manganese.
The first component is a catalytic sand filter the causes the iron to oxidise and separate out of the water.
The second component is a water conditioner that changes the ionic structure of the water using a small electric charge. This softens the water by reducing friction on a molecular level.
A third component that is not always necessary is a chlorine dosing unit. This automatic system periodically mixes tiny amounts of chlorine into the system and neutralises bacteria.
Larger dispersal areas have a greater flow rates and high concentrations of minerals need stronger filtration. In both cases price correlates to these two site parameters.
Residential
Perth’s typical residential bore water treatment system costs less than $5,000.
The price and level of sophistication is driven by how much iron is in the ground water and the intended final use of the water.
Commercial
Sports ovals, parks and schools often use bore water to irrigate large grassed areas. The same water treatment principles apply to these areas but are larger to accomodate greater flow rates.
We work with facility managers to reduce the impact of iron staining on properties over time.
Contact Us
For drillers that have issues with bore water quality, call or email us any time for advice.
We are have installed bore water treatment systems in almost every suburb of Perth and can confidently fix any water quality issue. Our installations compliment driller’s work by ensuring ground water can be used for the intended purpose.
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