Swimmers hoping to escape the coming long hot summer will have to contend with surges in pollution in rivers and beaches caused by a year of heavy rains.
Almost a quarter of the state’s favourite swimming spots have been found to have been polluted by heavy rains over the past year as the nation braces for a long and hot El Nino summer.
The biggest driver of declining water conditions was rainfall – and NSW received more than its fair share last year. During 2022, the state received 55 per cent more rain than its yearly average, making it the second-wettest year on record. Professor of civil and environmental engineering Stuart Khan, of the University of NSW, said this shows there’s a greater need to collect this type of data, given the number of people who swim in the area.
“Increasingly, around the world, urban rivers have a problem with pharmaceutical run off that’s making its way into river systems and affecting the whole life history of some of the animals,” he said. Four ocean beaches were upgraded to “very good”, including Fingal Bay and South Stockton Beach in the Hunter Region, and Malua Bay on the South Coast.
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