State of the Beaches 2011-2012 Beachwatch, Harbourwatch and Partnership Programs State of the Beaches 2011–2012 Beachwatch, Harbourwatch and Partnership Programs For technical information about this report contact: Beachwatch, Office of Environment and Heritage NSW 59–61 Goulburn Street, Sydney PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232 Phone: (02) 9995 5344 Fax: (02) 9995 5913 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/beach Published by: Office of Environment and Heritage NSW 59 Goulburn Street, Sydney PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232 Phone: (02) 9995 5000 (switchboard) Phone: 131 555 (information and publications requests) Fax: (02) 9995 5999 TTY: (02) 9211 4723 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.environment.nsw.gov.au The Office of Environment and Heritage NSW is pleased to allow this material to be reproduced in whole or part, provided the meaning is unchanged and its source, publisher and authorship are acknowledged. ISSN 1441–4147 OEH 2012/0897 October 2012 Contents Summary............................................................................................................................ v Chapter 1 Beach monitoring in NSW............................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 Sanitary inspections........................................................................................ 7 Chapter 3 Managing beach pollution............................................................................. 13 Chapter 4 Results for 2011–2012 ..................................................................................