COUNCIL RECREATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 4. Table 1 Council Recreational Water Management Activities – Council Location Site / Water Type of Sampling Results Comments / Corrective Body Sampling Frequency Action 4.1 Break O'Day Natural Bacteriological Monthly from All sites were compliant Permanent signs are in Beauty Bay, St Helens Council recreational Enterococci December to with Guideline values for place advising not to swim Grants Lagoon, Binalong Contact Council: water body March. primary contact activities. during and after rainfall Bay (03) 6376 7900 sampling sites events in enclosed water Henderson Lagoon, and river sites. Falmouth Scamander River Mouth, Scamander Wrinklers Lagoon, Scamander Yarmouth Creek, Beaumaris Pools and Spas Bacteriological Sampling No corrective actions Bayside Inn, St Helens, Heterotrophic frequency were required. pool Plate Count varied Blue Seas Holiday Villas, Thermotolerant between pool coliforms/ but at a lower Pelican sands, Scamander, E.coli frequency pool Pseudomonas than Guideline Scamander Beach Hotel aeruginosa requirements. Motel, pool St Helens District High School, pool St Marys District High School, pool Tidal Waters, St Helens, pool Sands Estate, Ironhouse Point, 1 pool, 1 spa 4.2 Brighton Natural Bacteriological Weekly from The site was compliant Permanent are in Road, Old Beach Council recreational Enterococci December to with Guideline values for place advising against Contact: water body March. primary contact activities. primary contact activities. Brent Bastian sampling sites The site is recognised as Water quality has been (03) 6263 0332 used for secondary graded as good at this site. contact activities.
4. COUNCIL RECREATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Table 1 – Council Recreational Water Management Activities Council Location Site / Water Body Type of Sampling Sampling Frequency Results Comments / Corrective Action 4.1 Break O'Day Council Contact Council: (03) 6376 7900 Beauty Bay, St Helens Grants Lagoon, Binalong Bay Henderson Lagoon, Falmouth Scamander River Mouth, Scamander Wrinklers Lagoon, Scamander Yarmouth Creek, Beaumaris Natural recreational water body sampling sites Bacteriological Enterococci Monthly from December to March. All sites were compliant with Guideline values for primary contact activities. Permanent signs are in place advising not to swim during and after rainfall events in enclosed water and river sites. Bayside Inn, St Helens, pool Blue Seas Holiday Villas, pool Pelican sands, Scamander, pool Scamander Beach Hotel Motel, pool St Helens District High School, pool St Marys District High School, pool Tidal Waters, St Helens, pool Sands Estate, Ironhouse Point, 1 pool, 1 spa Pools and Spas Bacteriological Heterotrophic Plate Count Thermotolerant coliforms/ E.coli Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sampling frequency varied between but at a lower frequency than Guideline requirements. No corrective actions were required. 4.2 Brighton Council Contact: Brent Bastian (03) 6263 0332 Road, Old Beach Natural recreational water body sampling sites Bacteriological Enterococci Weekly from December to March. The site was compliant with Guideline values for primary contact activities. The site is recognised as used for secondary contact activities. Permanent are in place advising against primary contact activities. Water quality has been graded as good at this site.
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