Cape Town’s beaches are dirtier than they seem

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The City takes coastal water quality samples every two weeks, and tests are done not only for E.coli but also for the presence of enterococci, a more virulent strain of faecal bacteria.

As far as can be determined, none of them, with the exception of Lagoon Beach at Milnerton, which has been, had signage warning beach goers that the water was unsafe for swimming or playing in.

“The trend analysis approach analyses long-term trends over 365 days and is a much more reliable tool to determine the overall water quality for a recreational area,” the City said. Marx has been at the forefront of the fight for the cleanup of the highly polluted Milnerton Lagoon, and helped establish non profit companyShe said there didn’t seem to be any follow-up when water quality test results showed consistently high pollution at the beaches. “What action is being taken as a result?” she asked.Marx welcomed the fact that water quality test results were available to the public.

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