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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1994
THE
SUMMER. THIS BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF BRING MORE OR LESS
THE GRADING OF SOME BEACHES MAY VARY DURING
THE REPRESENTS A NATURAL FLUCTUATION IN BATHING WATERS IN MOST CASES, AS RAIN AND TIDES POLLUTION TO THE BEACHES.
THE THE GRADES GIVE A GOOD GENERAL PICTURE OF HOWEVER, QUALITY AT BATHING BEACHES AT THE TIME OF REPORTING AND FORM THE AVAILABLE FORECAST FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
HIGHLY
WATER BEST
BE
WITH BEACHES
TO DEVELOPED HINTERLANDS ARE LIKELY MORE POLLUTED THAN THE GRADES SUGGEST DURING AND AFTER HEAVY RAIN.
AFTER
**BATHERS SHOULD AVOID SUCH BEACHES FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS A STORM, LONGER IF THE WEATHER REMAINS OVERCAST OR LESS IF THERE IS STRONG SUNSHINE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
THE SYSTEM FOR GRADING BEACH WATER QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS:
THE GOOD.
E
AT EACH
TO
* GRADE "1" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS
COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 24 PER 100 MILLILITRES COLI BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED RISK OF MINOR ILLNESS SWIMMERS IS UNDETECTABLE.
THE FAIR.
E GRADE "2" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS
BACH COLI COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 180 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT
NO MORE BRACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK 18 THAN 10 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
++
*
POOR. THE E "3" INDICATES THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS GRADE COL} COUNT IS NO MORE THAN 610 PER 100 MILLILITRES AT BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
FACH
NO
MORE
VERY
POOR.
AT
MORE
4" INDICATES THAT THE WATER GRADE
IS QUALITY THE F COLI COUNT 18 MORE THAN G10 PER 100 MILLILITRES EACH BEACH SO GRADED, AND THE EXPECTED HEALTH RISK IS THAN 15 CASES OF MINOR ILLNESS PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
THE DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE A BEACH TO SWIMMERS BASED ON A JUDGMENT OF WHAT DEGREE OF POLLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE.
IS
BY
SO
NORMALLY, THE CLOSURE OF A BEACH WOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCILS 1F A GRADE "4" OCCURRED REPEATEDLY, THAT THE AVERAGE HEALTH RISK OVER THE BATHING SEASON EXCEEDED 15 CASES PER 1,000 SWIMMERS.
AT PRESENT, FOUR
GAZETTED
J
BEACHES, NAMELY ANGLERS' CASTLE PEAK, OLD CAFETERIA, AND ROCKY BAY, ARE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS.
THE DECISION
ΤΟ CLOSE THE BEACHES HAS BEEN MADE BY THE COUNCILS ON REGIONAL AND URBAN
THE BASIS OF RECENT BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA.
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED NOT TO SWIM AT THESE BEACHES. IDENTIFIED BY AN "X" IN THE FOLLOWING LIST.
THEY ARE
/THE GRADES
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