Auckland City Council - City Scene

Waterwatch

Several months ago Council's City Works Committee agreed that a beachcare volunteers programme be put in place to monitor and safeguard the water quality at city beaches.

Education is seen as the most effective way to raise community awareness of water quality issues.

A number of community programmes, to encourage the community to take responsibility to monitor their own or local 'stretch' of water, is to be implemented on a region-wide basis with sponsorship from industry groups. Community Boards are being asked to forward the names of groups to pilot the programme.

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