The supply of drinking water to the population is subject to the very strict provisions of the German drinking water ordinance. In the course of the drinking water analysis, over 100 individual parameters are investigated.
In addition to the standard analytics of the drinking water supply, many elaborate and complex chemical-physical and microbiological processes are available for trace substance analytics in the company and research laboratory of the Landeswasserversorgung. Mass spectrometric analysis methods and biological testing systems with the aid of luminescent bacteria, enzymes or genetically modified yeast cells reflect the latest development status.
The quality control of the Landeswasserversorgung comprises around 400,000 individual analyses per year, many online measurements in the entire supply network, and an extensive safety concept. Around 40 highly qualified employees in the Landeswasserversorgung company and research laboratory are available for these tasks. Furthermore, they work on other process developments as part of various research projects.
Operation and research laboratory of the Landeswasserversorgung
The Landeswasserversorgung supplies around 3 million people in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, from A for Aalen to Z for Ziertheim. Are you interested in the annual mean values for your city/community?
If you are interested in the current, complete analysis of the LW drinking water, you can view or download it here. The different supply areas (VB1, VB2, VB3) are marked in color. Their allocation to the supply area of the Landeswasserversorgung can be seen in the map below.
The analyzed measured values usually change only slightly from year to year.
Drinking water – Because of the elaborate and regular investigations, it is one of the best controlled foodstuffs