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State of Saldanha Bay & Langebaan Lagoon 2011
Water quality
Table 4.4.
Small Bay
Big Bay
Langebaan
Sampling site compliance (based on faecal coliform counts) for 10 sites in Small Bay, 5 sites in Big Bay and 3 sites in Langebaan Lagoon. Average faecal
coliform concentration of samples calculated within the 80th percentile limit specified in South African Water Quality Guidelines for mariculture use (20
organisms/100 ml) for 18 sites. Numbers in black indicate compliance with regulations, while red numbers indicate non-compliance. “ND” indicates that
no samples were collected in that year. (Source: Saldanha Bay Water Quality Forum Trust).
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
1. Beach at Mussel Rafts 157 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0
2. Small Craft Harbour 111 14 8 6 14 7 4 0 0 0 11 0 0
3. Small Quay - Sea Harvest 476 89 37 93 93 93 15 7 13 5 23 4 16
4. Saldanha Yacht Club 996 514 972 240 240 460 240 9 20 7 7 5 6
5. Pepper Bay - Big Quay 834 172 2400 186 460 240 93 93 23 23 15 23 23
6. Pepper Bay - Small Quay 758 182 240 43 83 93 23 15 15 4 7 240 6
7. Hoedjies Bay Hotel - Beach 442 105 1052 240 222 181 150 27 127 43 240 240 186
8. Beach at Caravan Park 94 38 201 62 83 43 75 9 41 93 93 168 51
9. Beach - Bok Rver Mouth 938 190 692 1100 460 240 240 35 93 412 460 53 63
10. General Cargo Quay - TNPA 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11. Seafarm - TNPA 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
12. Mykonos - Paradise Beach 3 6 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 0
13. Mykonos - Harbour 18 21 3 7 9 0 0 4 9 9 23 4 22
14. Langebaan North - Lentjiesklip 5 5 6 9 9 2 0 2 4 5 4 0 13
16. Lentijiesklip - - 240 93 36 15 10 9 15 4 9 9 18
15. Langebaan Main Beach - - 79 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 43 4 3
17. Langebaan Yacht Club - - - - - 17 4 2 12 1 23 5 6
18. Tooth Rock - - - - - 5 7 2 4 12 9 5 0
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