Commercial Bore Water Supply
Secure, non-potable bore water supply for commercial and industrial operations across the Sydney Basin.
- Yield proven before you commit to a volume
- Built by licensed drillers to the national construction standard
- Water Access Licence, approvals and metering handled for you
An alternative water source to a mains connection
Most large commercial and industrial sites in Sydney draw every litre they use from the mains, and pay a potable water price for water that never needs to be drinking quality. Cooling towers, wash-down bays, irrigation, dust suppression, process water and recycling operations all run perfectly well on treated groundwater. Sydney Basin Water sources that water from beneath your own site or from a nearby licensed source and treats it to the quality your operation actually requires. What you gain is a second, independent water source that is not exposed to mains pressure limits, restriction cycles or connection upgrade charges.
The Sydney Basin is one of the most productive groundwater systems in New South Wales. Beneath the Cumberland Plain and the Hawkesbury sandstone sit aquifers that have supplied industry, agriculture and irrigation for decades. Reaching them is not the hard part. The hard part is proving the resource will sustain your demand, securing a Water Access Licence, building infrastructure that meets the national construction standard, and then keeping all of it running reliably for twenty years. That is the whole of what we do.
How a commercial groundwater supply comes together
DESIGN
We start with your demand profile: how much water you use, when you use it, and the quality each process genuinely needs. That determines the yield we have to prove and the treatment we have to build.
SOURCE
Hydrogeological assessment and test drilling establish what the aquifer beneath your site will sustainably deliver. We do not commit to a supply volume until the resource has demonstrated it.
BUILD
Production bore, headworks, pumps, treatment plant and delivery mains, constructed by licensed drillers to the Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia.
COMMISSION
Yield testing, water quality testing against your specification, and sign-off on the supply volumes before the supply goes into service.
SUPPLY
Ongoing operation, monitoring, maintenance and compliance reporting. You receive water to specification, and we keep the asset running and licensed.
One partner for the whole supply
Sydney Basin Water is an end-to-end groundwater infrastructure partner, not a drilling contractor. We prove the resource, build the bore, pumps and treatment, and then operate, monitor and maintain the supply so it keeps delivering water at the agreed quality. Extraction metering and the compliance reporting that goes with it are handled on your behalf.
Every scheme follows the same sequence, and the resource has to be proven before anyone commits to a volume. We construct alongside BG Drilling and work with Reditus and Tetris Capital on larger infrastructure schemes.
Industries we supply across the Sydney Basin
Data Centres
Uninterrupted cooling and operational performance from a secure, independent supply sized for high demand critical infrastructure, reducing reliance on a single mains connection. Data centre water supply
Manufacturing and Processing
A consistent, cost-effective source for process water, wash-down and cooling, improving efficiency and removing exposure to mains restriction cycles.
Golf Courses and Turf
Healthy greens, fairways and playing surfaces year round from a dependable irrigation source designed around peak seasonal demand rather than an annual average. Golf course irrigation water
Water Recycling Operations
Sustainable water management supported by a reliable groundwater input that reduces mains draw and helps meet environmental and operational targets.
Agribusiness and Infrastructure
From horticulture and intensive agriculture to major construction and infrastructure projects, tailored groundwater schemes built around the volume and quality you need.
Licensing, approvals and compliance
You cannot take commercial volumes of groundwater in New South Wales simply because you own the land above it. Basic landholder rights cover stock and domestic use only. Any commercial or industrial extraction requires a Water Access Licence with share components in the relevant groundwater source, plus a water supply works approval for the bore itself, both administered under the Water Management Act 2000. Annual extraction is capped by the water sharing plan covering that source, and the bore must be constructed by a licensed driller to the national construction standard.
This is the point where most commercial groundwater projects stall, and it is the main reason companies default to a mains connection they do not need. We handle the entire pathway: the hydrogeological work supporting the application, licence acquisition or the trade of share components, the works approval, compliant metering and telemetry, and the ongoing extraction reporting. If you would rather understand the framework before speaking to anyone, BG Water Solutions' guide to bore water licences in NSW sets out what applies and when.