10 Feb 2017

Aucklanders could soon check water quality for swimming

From Morning Report, 8:38 am on 10 February 2017

From next summer Aucklanders may be able to check whether the region's water is safe to swim in before they hit the beach.

Under a proposal that's about to be considered by the Auckland Council, they're mooting shifting from retrospective reporting of water quality results to providing water quality forecasts.

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