Nelson Water Profile?

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Vincent on April 3, 2015 at 7:39am

Ring your local Water Treatment Plant. Tell them why you want the info and they 'should' email you the latest test results.(Water Profile)
I did it with the New Plymouth WTP and they sent it straight through.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Downer on April 3, 2015 at 12:03pm

Yep thats the idea but afraid i will get something complex again. Ive already got a lengthy report but it seems to have too much detail and i cant figure it out. Will try upload it here. See if anyone can decypher to the basic elements/minerals.

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Permalink Reply by Nathan on April 4, 2015 at 1:35pm

Hey Matthew, Fellow NP brewer here Id be keen to get that info you got emailed.......nathanannaryder@gmail.com, Chur

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Vincent on April 4, 2015 at 7:14pm

Sweet - I'll email it to you on or before Tuesday as it's on my work computer.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Downer on April 4, 2015 at 9:47pm

Keen here too if it differs from the one I found at home. #mattdowner#@#gmail#.#com#

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Permalink Reply by Rhyzla on April 3, 2015 at 11:44am

Hiya,

I'm in Nelson too & am in the same boat. I contacted the Nelson city council about this(with reasons why I needed the info) and have been "redirected to another department" (ie.fobbed off) several times now. Currently I'm waiting for a reply from the operations department. Seeing as the council own the water treatment plant you'd think this would be the correct channel to go thru? I may just give up waiting and get a friend of mine who is a microbiologist at Cawthron to test it - might be alot quicker! But surely this information is out there, just how to get it...are regional councils legally supposed to test the drinking water & report to the public/interested parties?? Any help/ progress greatly appreciated...Brew On ;o)

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Permalink Reply by Matt Downer on April 4, 2015 at 9:42pm

Andy Selwood would be a good contact for sure. I've uploaded the doc if you are keen to see it.

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Permalink Reply by Des Ross on April 3, 2015 at 10:51pm

Hi Matt. I have a report with comprehensive analysis...it may be what you have already as it's very detailed. If you, or anyone else in Nelson wants a copy, email me.... djross@xtra.co.nz

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Permalink Reply by Matt Downer on April 4, 2015 at 9:42pm

Might see what your report looks like if anything similar to mine etc...

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Vincent on April 4, 2015 at 7:19pm

http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/

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Permalink Reply by Matt Downer on April 4, 2015 at 9:41pm

Awesome resource - I went on and missed some things but got a general idea of how it works. Good to know - cheers mate. I actually have already used their SGvsTempCalc a few times haha! Once someone can help me fill i nthe blanks in my other post, I should be good to go for making up my own numbers. Would be great to see what someone else uses for their numbers for say a malty beer and then a hoppy beer.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Downer on April 4, 2015 at 9:38pm

Ok guys, here's the tricky to find report! Now let's back things up - trying to get someone to point out the numbers that are important for me to look at. Can someone have a look. See attachment. Some are obvious like Calcium, Magnesium and Sodium but I just can't see Chlorides or Sulfates - mind you the names of chemicals are there without molecular names/numbers...

Also, here's the original email from the worker at the Council who emailed this report to me:

"""I have attached a copy of the most recent annual chemical analysis for our water supply. The column of interest is 'Clearwater' which is the supply into the city from the water treatment plant. The values for the specific parameters you mentioned in your email are surprisingly constant year to year so are a good ball-park figure. Depending on your location, the hardness (Ca, Mg) and silica may increase slightly. pH also may be higher."""

BOOM!

Attachments:

• NelsonFullWaterReport2014.pdf, 183 KB

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