Eden beaches have received the thumbs up from the Office of Environment and Heritage in this week’s Beachwatch results.
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All but two beaches in the Bega Valley Shire received the highest rating possible, with results showing less than 41 Enterococci colony forming units (CFU) per 100ml of water.
Even though Mogareeka Inlet and Tathra Beach returned a ‘fair’ result, they are still suitable for swimming.
The threshold for water not suitable for swimming is more than 201 enterococci CFU/100ml.
This is a great comeback after the heavy rainfall received over the past two weeks and a great lead into the Christmas and new year period.
Beachgoers can swim and play with confidence, knowing that the Sapphire Coast still offers some of the cleanest beaches in NSW.
This is the last Beachwatch result until the week commencing on Monday, January 5, 2015.
- Aslings Beach – Good
- Cocora Beach – Good
- Pambula River Mouth – Good
- Pambula Beach – Good
- Main Beach, Merimbula – Good
- Bar Beach – Good
- Short Point Beach – Good
- Tathra Beach – Fair
- Mogareeka Inlet – Fair
- Beares Beach – Good
- Horseshoe Bay Beach – Good
- Blue Pool, Bermagui – Good
- Bruce Steer Pool – Good
- Camel Rock Beach – Good
Measured in terms of Enterococci (cfu*/100ml) category
<41 = Good: suitable for swimming
41-200 = Fair: Still suitable for swimming
201-500 = Poor: Not suitable for swimming
>500: Not suitable for swimming
*cfu stands for colony forming units