CoCT working to improve communication related to coastline water quality
This comes after the Bays of Sewage citizen group called on the city to publish regular, accessible water quality data using globally accepted standards and terminology that beachgoers can understand.
Camps Bay Beach in Cape Town. Picture: Wikimedia Commons
CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town's coastal management said it was working to improve communication related to marine sewage outfalls and water quality along the Atlantic Seaboard.
This comes after the Bays of Sewage citizen group called on the city to publish regular, accessible water quality data using globally accepted standards and terminology that beachgoers could understand.
"We are going to make it easy. It will simply be either green, amber, or red. So, if it's green, it's good. If it's amber, it means there's been one exceedance, and if it's red, it means that we would have articulated publicly that there's a health warning,” said Cape Town's coastal manager, Greg Oelofse.
Oelofse said the new warning system would be up and running within the next week or two.
"So, it will be very clear. We'll colour-code the last results, so at a glance, if you just want to have a quick look, you will see. All of them at the moment will be green, so you can get on and enjoy your coastline."
The water quality data can be accessed on the city's website.