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Borehole Potable & Drinking-Water Supply

A private or community borehole can make an excellent drinking-water source — but only with a treatment train that brings iron, manganese, turbidity and hardness within limits and adds a reliable disinfection barrier. We design borehole potable plants to a clear, auditable compliance philosophy.

The Approach

Matched to the measured borehole chemistry

Iron, Manganese & Turbidity

Aeration and catalytic multimedia filtration bring Fe, Mn and turbidity below the aesthetic and health limits that otherwise cause discoloured water and complaints.

Hardness & Aggressiveness

Hardness, pH and alkalinity are corrected as required — softening, or pH/remineralisation — so the supply is neither scaling nor aggressive to the pipework it feeds.

Disinfection Barrier

UV disinfection, or chlorination with adequate contact, provides the microbiological barrier a potable supply requires, sized to the flow and the source-risk assessment.

Compliance & Monitoring

The plant is designed around the applicable drinking-water standard, with the sampling and monitoring that evidence ongoing compliance.

A Barrier Philosophy, Not Just a Filter

A potable borehole supply is designed around barriers: oxidation and filtration remove the metals and particles that carry both aesthetic failures and a turbidity shield for pathogens; disinfection then provides the microbiological barrier. The design is matched to a source-risk assessment — a confined deep aquifer is treated differently from a shallow borehole vulnerable to surface ingress — and to the applicable standard, whether a private-supply regulation or a full drinking-water specification. The aim is a supply that stays compliant unattended, with monitoring that proves it, rather than a filter that merely improves the taste.

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Need this for your borehole?

Reynolds & Bauhm assesses the actual water and arranges the multimedia, aeration and membrane train that meets your target — essential, recommended and premium options against one analysis.

Industries We Serve

Our expertise spans multiple industries with sector-specific water treatment solutions.