Dr Buti asks about water quality testing and safety for swimming at a specific water body. The answer provides testing data and unsafe swimming dates for 2011 and 2012.

AnsweredQoN 8726Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 September 2012
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Sport and Recreation

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(a) The water body was tested 18 times, including additional testing undertaken following "unsafe for swimming" results (b) The sampling dates were as follows: 24/01/2012 26/03/2012 18/06/2012 5/09/2012 31/01/2012 11/04/2012 2/07/2012 17/09/2012 13/02/2012 1/05/2012 16/07/2012 2/10/2012 28/02/2012 15/05/2012 1/08/2012 12/03/2012 5/06/2012 13/08/2012 (c)  The lake was deemed "unsafe for swimming" on 7 occasions throughout this period 31/01/2012 18/06/2012 11/04/2012 1/08/2012 1/05/2012 5/09/2012 15/05/2012 Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com

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Answered
6 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Response time
42 days
(1) 6
th
January 2012
(2)
(a) The water body was tested 28 times, including additional testing undertaken following "unsafe for swimming" results
(b) The sampling dates were as follows:
4/01/2011
14/03/2011
3/06/2011
3/08/2011
24/10/2011
19/01/2011
4/04/2011
8/06/2011
17/08/2011
14/11/2011
1/02/2011
18/04/2011
16/06/2011
1/09/2011
28/11/2011
14/02/2011
2/05/2011
1/07/2011
19/09/2011
12/12/2011
1/03/2011
16/05/2011
18/07/2011
3/10/2011
4/03/2011
30/05/2011
29/07/2011
17/10/2011
(c) The lake was deemed "unsafe for swimming" on 12 occasions throughout this period, please see the dates below
1/02/2011
4/04/2011
30/05/2011
14/02/2011
18/04/2011
3/06/2011
1/03/2011
02/05/2011
1/07/2011
4/03/2011
16/5/2011
29/07/2011
(3)
(a) The water body was tested 18 times, including additional testing undertaken following "unsafe for swimming" results
(b) The sampling dates were as follows:
24/01/2012
26/03/2012
18/06/2012
5/09/2012
31/01/2012
11/04/2012
2/07/2012
17/09/2012
13/02/2012
1/05/2012
16/07/2012
2/10/2012
28/02/2012
15/05/2012
1/08/2012
12/03/2012
5/06/2012
13/08/2012
(c)  The lake was deemed "unsafe for swimming" on 7 occasions throughout this period
31/01/2012
18/06/2012
11/04/2012
1/08/2012
1/05/2012
5/09/2012
15/05/2012
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com

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