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THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1987
GROUP
OF
THE WATER.
AND
IS
AN
THE GRADING WILL BE BASED ON THE E. COLI COUNTS IN
THE
FAECAL COLIFORMS INDICATOR OF WATER POLLUTION PREFERRED BY INTERNATIONAL SPECIALISTS.
E. COLI IS A MEMBER OF
THE CRITERIA OF GRADING WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
A.
GOOD: 0 TO 99 E. COLI PER 100 MILLILITRES OF WATER
B.
ACCEPTABLE: 100 TO 999
E.
COLI
PER
100
MILLILITRES
OF
WATER
C.
POOR: OVER 1,000 E. COLI PER 100 MILLILITRES OF WATER
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE MEETING, CHAIRMAN OF THE GROUP, PETER MANN, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR
INFORMATION REGARDING BEACHES SAID IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE GRADING SHOULD BE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC REGULARLY THROUGH THE MASS MEDIA,
DESIRABLE TO SO THAT THEY COULD
MR MANN SAID THE GROUP BELIEVED THAT IT WOULD BE PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH A SIMPLE GRADING SYSTEM DECIDE IF THEY SHOULD TAKE TO A PARTICULAR BEACH.
COUNCILS то
TO BE
"HOWEVER, IT WILL BE UP TO THE URBAN AND REGIONAL DECIDE WHETHER WARNING SIGNS SHOULD BE PUT UP AT BEACHES FOUND UNSUITABLE FOR SWIMMING," HE SAID.
SAID
POLLUTION MR MANN
WATER BEACH THE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE GRADING SYSTEM TO THE COUNCILS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
GROUP WOULD MAKE URBAN AND REGIONAL
THE GRADING
SEASON,
**
"IF THE COUNCILS AGREE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS, SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE CURRENT SWIMMING HE SAID.
BEACHES, MR MANN SAID THE ON THE CONTROL OF
APART FROM THE GRADING SYSTEM OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD APPROVED DRAFT LEGISLATION LIVESTOCK WASTE.
"
THE NEW "SUBJECT TO ITS ENACTMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
IMPROVEMENTS TO BEACH LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT WOULD BRING ABOUT MAJOR WATER QUALITY AND THE GENERAL WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, HE SAID.
TODAY'S MEETING WAS
THE SECOND
ONE
SINCE
THE BEACH
WATER
POLLUTION GROUP CAME INTO BEING IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
FROM THE HEALTH THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGIONAL
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES AND WELFARE BRANCH, MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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