What Is Bore Water?

What Is Bore Water?

What is bore water? It is groundwater: water held underground in an aquifer and brought to the surface through a bore. A water bore is a hole drilled into the ground to reach the aquifer, the layer of water-bearing rock or sand below the surface. A pump then brings...
Is Bore Water Safe to Drink?

Is Bore Water Safe to Drink?

Is bore water safe to drink? Not automatically. Bore water can make good drinking water, but whether yours does depends on the aquifer it comes from and how the bore was built. The only way to know is to test it. NSW Health recommends that groundwater is not used for...