Health Warning Lifted at Diamond Harbour | Te Waipapa, Purau Bay, Church Bay | Kaioruru and Charteris Bay | Te Whara
Canterbury
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has lifted its health warning at Diamond Harbour | Te Waipapa, Purau Bay, Church Bay | Kaioruru and Charteris Bay |Te Whara.
Latest water testing results show faecal bacteria levels at the sites are now below guideline values and the health warnings have been removed as the water at these sites are now suitable for recreational use.
“This is great news for swimmers and other recreational water users who would have been avoiding the water following the high levels of contamination”, Dr Pink says.
When a health warning is in place, water quality at the affected sites is not considered suitable for recreational uses including swimming because of the risk to health from bacteria and other pathogens.
Water contaminated by human or animal faecal matter may contain a range of disease-causing micro-organisms such as viruses, bacteria and protozoa.
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