How we report beach grades
Beach grades provide an assessment of the suitability of a swimming location for recreation over time and are based on a combination of sanitary inspection (identification and rating of potential faecal pollution sources at a beach) and microbial assessment (water quality measurements gathered over previous years).
Publisher: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Language: English
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The goal is to minimise risk and communicate it clearly, so people can make informed decisions about water use. To support this, water quality categories (beach grades) have been developed based on epidemiological studies.