5 Point Property Audit
Five water sources. One submission. For larger and more complex rural properties.
For buyers or owners of rural properties with multiple bores, dams, seasonal creeks, or header tanks where a 3-Point Audit would not cover all significant water sources on the title. Five sources are tested in a single submission, each assessed against the benchmark standard relevant to its intended use.
What's tested
Sample 1 — Main bore · Drinking / Irrigation / Livestock
E. coli and Thermotolerant Coliforms
Metals & trace elements — full 14-metal suite
Ion chemistry — EC, TDS, major ions. SAR and Total Hardness calculated.
Fluoride, Boron, Nutrients, pH, Apparent Colour
Herbicide screen — triazines, glyphosate and AMPA, acid herbicides
Benchmarks: ADWG V4.0 (drinking) · FAO irrigation guidelines · ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000 (livestock)
Sample 2 — Secondary bore or creek · Irrigation / Livestock
Metals & trace elements — full 14-metal suite
Ion chemistry — EC, TDS, major ions, SAR, Fluoride, Boron, Nutrients, pH, Apparent Colour
No herbicide screen at this sample
Benchmarks: FAO irrigation guidelines · ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000 (livestock)
Sample 3 — Rainwater tank · Drinking
E. coli and Thermotolerant Coliforms
Metals — including Lead, Copper, Zinc
pH, Turbidity, Apparent Colour
Benchmark: ADWG V4.0 (drinking water)
Sample 4 — Stock dam · Livestock
E. coli and Thermotolerant Coliforms
Ion chemistry — salinity, Nitrate, Nitrite, Fluoride, pH, Turbidity
Benchmark: ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000 (livestock)
Sample 5 — Irrigation source · Irrigation
Ion chemistry — EC, TDS, major ions. SAR and Total Hardness calculated.
Metals — Iron, Manganese and full 14-metal suite
Boron, pH, Turbidity
Benchmark: FAO irrigation guidelines
Herbicide screening is conducted at Sample 1 only. The secondary bore, creek, dam, and irrigation source samples do not include herbicide analysis.
What's included
Sampling kit with laboratory-grade bottles for all five sources and collection instructions
Prepaid Express Post return bag — all five samples dispatched together
NATA-accredited laboratory analysis across all five sources
Plain-English PDF results report — each source presented separately with all parameters, measured values, detection limits, and guideline comparisons
NATA-endorsed certificates of analysis
Results within 5–7 business days of laboratory receipt. All prices exclusive of GST.
⚠️ Microbiology samples — dispatch timing E. coli and Thermotolerant Coliform analysis requires your sample to reach the laboratory within 24 hours of collection. Collect and post on a Monday or Tuesday only using the included Express Post return bag. Customers in remote or rural locations should note that transit times may exceed 24 hours — in this case microbiology results are reported as indicative rather than NATA-certified. All chemistry, metals, and herbicide parameters are unaffected by transit time.
Five water sources. One submission. For larger and more complex rural properties.
For buyers or owners of rural properties with multiple bores, dams, seasonal creeks, or header tanks where a 3-Point Audit would not cover all significant water sources on the title. Five sources are tested in a single submission, each assessed against the benchmark standard relevant to its intended use.
What's tested
Sample 1 — Main bore · Drinking / Irrigation / Livestock
E. coli and Thermotolerant Coliforms
Metals & trace elements — full 14-metal suite
Ion chemistry — EC, TDS, major ions. SAR and Total Hardness calculated.
Fluoride, Boron, Nutrients, pH, Apparent Colour
Herbicide screen — triazines, glyphosate and AMPA, acid herbicides
Benchmarks: ADWG V4.0 (drinking) · FAO irrigation guidelines · ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000 (livestock)
Sample 2 — Secondary bore or creek · Irrigation / Livestock
Metals & trace elements — full 14-metal suite
Ion chemistry — EC, TDS, major ions, SAR, Fluoride, Boron, Nutrients, pH, Apparent Colour
No herbicide screen at this sample
Benchmarks: FAO irrigation guidelines · ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000 (livestock)
Sample 3 — Rainwater tank · Drinking
E. coli and Thermotolerant Coliforms
Metals — including Lead, Copper, Zinc
pH, Turbidity, Apparent Colour
Benchmark: ADWG V4.0 (drinking water)
Sample 4 — Stock dam · Livestock
E. coli and Thermotolerant Coliforms
Ion chemistry — salinity, Nitrate, Nitrite, Fluoride, pH, Turbidity
Benchmark: ANZECC/ARMCANZ 2000 (livestock)
Sample 5 — Irrigation source · Irrigation
Ion chemistry — EC, TDS, major ions. SAR and Total Hardness calculated.
Metals — Iron, Manganese and full 14-metal suite
Boron, pH, Turbidity
Benchmark: FAO irrigation guidelines
Herbicide screening is conducted at Sample 1 only. The secondary bore, creek, dam, and irrigation source samples do not include herbicide analysis.
What's included
Sampling kit with laboratory-grade bottles for all five sources and collection instructions
Prepaid Express Post return bag — all five samples dispatched together
NATA-accredited laboratory analysis across all five sources
Plain-English PDF results report — each source presented separately with all parameters, measured values, detection limits, and guideline comparisons
NATA-endorsed certificates of analysis
Results within 5–7 business days of laboratory receipt. All prices exclusive of GST.
⚠️ Microbiology samples — dispatch timing E. coli and Thermotolerant Coliform analysis requires your sample to reach the laboratory within 24 hours of collection. Collect and post on a Monday or Tuesday only using the included Express Post return bag. Customers in remote or rural locations should note that transit times may exceed 24 hours — in this case microbiology results are reported as indicative rather than NATA-certified. All chemistry, metals, and herbicide parameters are unaffected by transit time.