❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding Champion Lakes Regatta Centre closures due to water contamination and actions to address the issue. Reveals frequent closures for swimming due to Enterococci and Thermotolerant Coliforms.
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I refer to the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre, and I ask: (a) on what date was the Regatta Centre first opened to the public; (b) since the Regatta Centre has been opened to the public, how many times has it been closed to: (i) swimming; (ii) any water recreational usage; and (iii) on what dates and for what reason was each closure; (c) what is the Minister doing to solve problems in relation to contamination of the water quality at the Regatta Centre; and (d) how does VenuesWest communicate closures of the Regatta Centre to the public?
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Answered
6 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Response time
56 days
(a) April 2007
(b) (i) From 1/2/2011 - 9/7/2013 - The Champion Lakes Regatta Centre was closed for swimming on 29 occasions. The data from pre 1/2/2011 is not currently available.
(b)(ii) From 1/2/2011 - 9/7/2013 the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre had 3 recorded incidences of total lake closures. The data from pre 1/2/2011 is not currently available.
(b) (iii)
Sampling Event
Exceedences - Parameters
Exceedences - Degree of Exceedence
Action
1/02/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.4 to 2 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
14/02/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.9 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/03/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
4/03/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.2 to 1.6 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
14/04/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.3 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
18/04/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 2.1 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
2/05/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.2 to 2 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
16/05/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 1.9 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
30/05/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.2 to 2.88 × exceedences of IRC Secondary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
3/06/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 2.66 × exceedences of IRC Secondary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/07/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 4 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
29/07/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.3 to 2.2 × exceedences of IRC Secondary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
6/01/2012
Venue West assumed ownership of CLRC
31/01/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.4 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
11/04/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 to 4.6 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/05/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 to 4.6 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
15/05/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 to 1.8 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
18/06/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/08/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 to 2.5 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value
Closed for swimming
5/09/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.41 to 2 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Values
Closed for swimming
17/09/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
2 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
14/01/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline below median average
Closed for swimming
18/02/2013
Confirmed Enterococci
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/03/2013
Confirmed Enterococci
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
18/03/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
16/04/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
2/05/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC secondary Contact Guideline
closed for primary and secondary contact
7/05/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC secondary Contact Guideline
closed for primary and secondary contact
14/05/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
30/05/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
closed for primary and secondary contact
6/06/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
11/06/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
25/06/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
(c) VenuesWest continue to monitor the water quality on a fortnightly basis to determine if there are increasing or decreasing trends evident.
VenuesWest has investigated the feasibility of treating (by cleaning) the nutrient stripping ponds and has recently appointed a consultant to undertake an options study to treat other storm water inflows that are currently not diverted through the nutrient stripping ponds.
(d) Closed for primary contact - notices are immediately displayed at the areas of public access and to the public beach notifying public that the water is not suitable for swimming or other activities.
Closed for any recreational use - notices are immediately displayed at the areas of public access and to the public beach notifying public that the water is not suitable for swimming or other activities and VenuesWest notifies stakeholders that have bookings or future bookings planned.
(b) (i) From 1/2/2011 - 9/7/2013 - The Champion Lakes Regatta Centre was closed for swimming on 29 occasions. The data from pre 1/2/2011 is not currently available.
(b)(ii) From 1/2/2011 - 9/7/2013 the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre had 3 recorded incidences of total lake closures. The data from pre 1/2/2011 is not currently available.
(b) (iii)
Sampling Event
Exceedences - Parameters
Exceedences - Degree of Exceedence
Action
1/02/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.4 to 2 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
14/02/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.9 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/03/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
4/03/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.2 to 1.6 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
14/04/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.3 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
18/04/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 2.1 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
2/05/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.2 to 2 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
16/05/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 1.9 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
30/05/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.2 to 2.88 × exceedences of IRC Secondary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
3/06/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 2.66 × exceedences of IRC Secondary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/07/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.1 to 4 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
29/07/2011
Confirmed Enterococci
1.3 to 2.2 × exceedences of IRC Secondary Contact Guideline and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
6/01/2012
Venue West assumed ownership of CLRC
31/01/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.4 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
11/04/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 to 4.6 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/05/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 to 4.6 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
15/05/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 to 1.8 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
18/06/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value and Median Enterococci Primary Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/08/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.03 to 2.5 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Value
Closed for swimming
5/09/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
1.41 to 2 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Trigger Values
Closed for swimming
17/09/2012
Confirmed Enterococci
2 to 2.3 × exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
14/01/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline below median average
Closed for swimming
18/02/2013
Confirmed Enterococci
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
1/03/2013
Confirmed Enterococci
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
18/03/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
16/04/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
2/05/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC secondary Contact Guideline
closed for primary and secondary contact
7/05/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC secondary Contact Guideline
closed for primary and secondary contact
14/05/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
30/05/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
closed for primary and secondary contact
6/06/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
11/06/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
25/06/2013
Confirmed Thermotolerant Coliforms
exceedences of IRC Primary Contact Guideline
Closed for swimming
(c) VenuesWest continue to monitor the water quality on a fortnightly basis to determine if there are increasing or decreasing trends evident.
VenuesWest has investigated the feasibility of treating (by cleaning) the nutrient stripping ponds and has recently appointed a consultant to undertake an options study to treat other storm water inflows that are currently not diverted through the nutrient stripping ponds.
(d) Closed for primary contact - notices are immediately displayed at the areas of public access and to the public beach notifying public that the water is not suitable for swimming or other activities.
Closed for any recreational use - notices are immediately displayed at the areas of public access and to the public beach notifying public that the water is not suitable for swimming or other activities and VenuesWest notifies stakeholders that have bookings or future bookings planned.
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