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| October 2002 |
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Sumner, Scarborough signs
New public health warning signs have been put up at
Sumner and Scarborough beaches warning of the danger of
eating shellfish from these beaches. They add to the signs
already erected around the Estuary. Water-quality samples
taken last summer show it is likely that standards for shellfish
harvesting are sometimes breached at these beaches. City Council Operations and Maintenance Manager
Mike Bourke says it is well known that shellfish from most
parts of the Estuary are unsuitable for eating. The latest
testing, coupled with new national assessment methods,
has now shown that water at Sumner and Scarborough
beaches at times is also unsuitable for shellfish harvesting.
There is no concern about other Christchurch beaches,
he says. |