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Weymouth Beach update
Stormwater working together with the Wastewater team has
identified, by using smoke detection and CCTV cameras, that there is one
illegal connection from two properties putting residential waste water into
the stormwater system that flows into the Manukau Harbour near Weymouth
beach. Building Compliance team is sending a letter to property owners prior
to issuing formal notices to rectify. Varsha will advise Board of progress.
Once Compliance advises that the matter is rectified,
Environmental Services will again arrange for the testing of the water
quality at the beach. This is likely to take a further 4 months. Varsha will
advise Board of progress
Once beach water quality is regarded as suitable for
swimming, the Safe Swim beach monitoring programme will be notified to
include Weymouth in its regular inspections of water quality at Beaches.
It may take longer before it is safe to eat seafood
gathered near the beach.
The Board would like to consider a reopening blessing
occasion as a further way of involving the community in the restoration of
Weymouth beach. Communications team are to be advised.
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