Groundwater Supply Services
Groundwater supply services for commercial, industrial and irrigation users across the Sydney Basin, from a licensed source to a treated, reliable supply.
One partner from the first test bore to long-term supply
Sydney Basin Water is an end-to-end groundwater infrastructure partner, not a drilling contractor. We prove the resource, build the bore and treatment plant, and keep the supply running, monitored and compliant over the long term.
Most large sites in Sydney 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 well on treated groundwater drawn from beneath your own site or from a nearby licensed source.
Proven before it is promised
We do not commit to a supply volume until test drilling and yield testing have demonstrated it.
Built to the national standard
Bores constructed by licensed drillers to the Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia.
Water to an agreed specification
Treated to the quality your operation needs, then tested and monitored against that specification.
Our groundwater services
Choose the service that fits your site, or start with a groundwater investigation if you are not yet sure what the ground beneath it will deliver.
Supply
Commercial Bore Water Supply
Secure, non-potable water for commercial and industrial operations, treated to the quality your operation actually requires.
Supply
Data Centre Water Supply
A licensed, non-potable groundwater source for data centre cooling, sized for critical infrastructure and independent of the mains.
Irrigation
Bore Water Irrigation
Season-long irrigation water for turf, sports fields and horticulture, sized to your peak week rather than an annual average.
Irrigation
Golf Course Irrigation Water
Bore water for golf courses, turf farms and sports fields, treated so it will not stain surfaces, block emitters or damage root zones.
Water quality
Bore Water Treatment
Plant-scale treatment for iron, manganese, salinity, hardness and sediment, built to the water analysis rather than a standard package.
Investigation
Groundwater Investigation
Test drilling, yield testing and hydrogeological assessment that prove a supply before anyone commits to a volume.
How every supply comes together
DESIGN
Your demand profile, peak use and the quality each process genuinely needs set the yield we have to prove.
SOURCE
Hydrogeological assessment and test drilling establish what the aquifer will sustainably deliver.
BUILD
Production bore, headworks, pumps, treatment plant and delivery mains, built by licensed drillers.
COMMISSION
Yield and water quality tested against your specification before the supply goes into service.
SUPPLY
Ongoing operation, monitoring, maintenance and compliance reporting for the life of the supply.
A second, independent water source
A groundwater supply gives your site a source alongside the mains that is not exposed to mains pressure limits, restriction cycles or connection upgrade charges. The potable connection stays available for the uses that genuinely need drinking-quality water.
Sized to your demand
- Designed around your peak week, not an annual average
- Yield proven before any volume is committed
Looked after once it runs
- Ongoing monitoring and maintenance
- Extraction metering and compliance reporting handled
Who we supply across the Sydney Basin
Data Centres
Rainfall-independent cooling make-up water that keeps the potable connection free for the uses that need it. Data centre water supply
Golf Courses and Turf
Greens, tees, fairways, turf farms and sports fields irrigated through the dry, without restriction cycles. Golf course irrigation water
Manufacturing
Process water, wash-down and cooling supplied from a second, independent source alongside the mains. Commercial bore water supply
Recycling and Dust Control
High-volume, non-potable water for recycling operations, dust suppression and site wash-down. Non-potable bore water supply
Agriculture and Horticulture
Season-long irrigation designed to the crop's quality tolerance and your peak monthly demand. Bore water irrigation
Sites Still Deciding
Not sure what the ground beneath your site will deliver? Start with an investigation. Groundwater investigation
Common questions
What can non-potable groundwater be used for?
Cooling towers and cooling make-up water, wash-down bays, irrigation, dust suppression, process water and recycling operations all run well on treated groundwater. None of these uses needs drinking-quality water, so there is no reason to pay a potable price for them.
How do you know a bore will deliver enough water?
Every supply starts with a groundwater investigation. A desktop study, test drilling and pumping tests measure drawdown and recovery over time to find the sustainable rate, not the flattering one. We do not commit to a volume until the aquifer has demonstrated it.
What happens once the supply is running?
We look after ongoing operation, monitoring, maintenance and compliance reporting, including extraction metering, so the water reaching your plant, reticulation or greens stays at the quality the design assumed.
What does untreated bore water do to equipment and turf?
Iron and manganese stain surfaces and block emitters, nozzles and heat exchange surfaces. Hardness scales pipework and cooling tower fill. Salinity and sodium damage turf root zones and corrode fittings. Treatment built to the actual water analysis removes that risk at the source.
Where do you supply?
Commercial, industrial and irrigation sites across the Sydney Basin, drawing on the aquifers beneath the Cumberland Plain and the Hawkesbury sandstone. Water comes from beneath your own site or from a nearby licensed source.