It was pleasing to see that the faecal coliform count in Park Street, Bowraville has dropped considerably. I believe this could be attributable to the current ‘lack of presence’ of the flying fox colony. Our October count puts it within an acceptable range for swimming… not for drinking. The count at Lanes Bridge aka ‘the … Read more
Volunteer citizen scientists will commence collecting samples for testing on Friday 13th December
High faecal coliform counts have been found at Park Street in Bowraville and some upstream sites. Acceptable standards are: 1. Drinking water – The drinking water standard is less than 1 colony of Total Coliform Bacteria/100ml with E coli absent 2. Swimming in fresh or marine waters the median faecal coliform density over the swimming season should … Read more
