Water · NT · Katherine / Remote

Katherine & Remote NT

Supplied by Power and Water Corporation · Katherine Gorge / local bores

ZONE-VARIABLE-CONFIRM-WITH-UTILITY

Wide variation: surface water moderate, bores extreme. Always test on-site.

Water chemistry

Variable

Hardness (mg/L CaCO₃)

50–300

German degrees (°dH)

2.8–16.8

TDS (ppm)

70–800

Typical pH

7.0-8.5

Filter choice scales with weekly coffee volume. Pick the tier that matches your usage.

Single machine, household use

Confirm supply zone first - recommendation varies significantly

Up to ~10 kg coffee/week

Confirm supply zone first - see notes

10–30 kg coffee/week

Confirm supply zone first - see notes

30+ kg coffee/week, multi-group

Confirm supply zone first - see notes

RO system: Depends on zone
Filter head required: BWT Besthead (FS00Y90A00) for BWT; Brita Head (1013637) G3/8" BSP for Brita; Claris Head (4339-90) 3/8" BSP for Claris
Flow meter: BWT WM1000 for commercial; Everpure Claris Flowmeter (4339-30) for Claris systems
Test kit: BWT TK550 Carbonate Hardness Test Kit (TK550)