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Compliance of monitored coastal swimming spots with guidelines for contact recreation, 2003-2009

Compliance of monitored coastal swimming spots with guidelines for contact recreation, 2003–2009

Compliance category Proportion of sites in each compliance category
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
95 to 100% of samples comply (water quality is suitable for swimming almost all the time) 65% 77% 71% 80% 72% 72%
90 to <95% of samples comply   19% 15% 17% 13% 18% 15%
75 to <90% of samples comply   14% 8% 11% 5% 7% 10%
Less than 75% of samples comply (water quality is often unsuitable for swimming)  2% 1% 2% 1% 3% 3%

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