Eco Detection is providing safe water to communities
Eco Detection is monitoring water to prevent contaminated water supply in remote Indigenous communities. We are providing a rich dataset to government agencies opening up further health funding to remote communities. The data is owned by the communities; we work with the community to train on installation and maintenance.
Communities in control of their water, making informed choices for safe drinking and a healthy Country.
- Detect contamination instantly
- Prevent waterborne diseases
- Ensure safe drinking water
- Cut manual sampling & site visits
- Alert to system faults early
- Manage remotely, optimize treatment
- Use local labour for minimal servicing
- Reduce chemical & water waste
- Prevent ecosystem contamination
- Support sustainable operations
- Improve community engagement
- Avoid fines, downtime, and illness costs
- Optimize resources & treatment costs
- Maximize ROI from monitoring
CASE STUDY
Local community support was provided, together with training from Eco Detection. Local support has proven invaluable in diagnosing and resolving field issues that have arisen from time to time.
Often interpretations can be subjective. Ie It meets overall health standards, but to people that drink it, it’s about taste & ongoing usage.
- Chloride: mean 397 mg/L, max 462 mg/L → taste threshold 250 mg/L exceeded in ~43% of samples.
- Sulphate: mean 245 mg/L, max 287 mg/L → borderline aesthetic, ~19% exceed 250 mg/L.
- Fluoride: mean 0.21 mg/L, max 0.64 mg/L → within 1.5 mg/L health limit; below 0.7–1.0 mg/L “optimal”
- Nitrate (NO₃⁻): mean 3.14 mg/L, max 3.64 mg/L → well below 50/100 mg/L thresholds.
- Nitrite (NO₂⁻): no valid results in this export.
- Phosphate (PO₄³⁻): mean 0.14 mg/L, max 0.56 mg/L ->not a typical direct health concern at these levels.