The treated water product for the Copperlode and Behana systems is intended for the highest use i.e. uses requiring potable quality and intended for the general population. The water is not intended for special industrial, commercial or other uses, such as aquaculture, pharmaceuticals, medical uses and other uses that need water of different quality from potable water.

Water & Waste produces water from the Copperlode and Behana systems that meets the current version of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (click to view).

There may be some people for whom ordinary drinking water is unsuitable and such customers are not necessarily the intended users of the water.

There are people (such as the old, young, pregnant or immunocompromised) who are advised to provide additional point-of-use treatment before drinking the water based on specific medical advice and such patients are not necessarily the intended users