Compliance of monitored freshwater swimming spots with guidelines for contact recreation, 2003-2009
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| Compliance category | Proportion of sites in each compliance category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
| 95 to 100% of samples comply (water quality is suitable for swimming almost all the time) | 41% | 52% | 49% | 60% | 48% | 54% |
| 90 to <95% of samples comply | 22% | 16% | 22% | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| 75 to <90% of samples comply | 24% | 20% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Less than 75% of samples comply (water quality is often unsuitable for swimming) | 14% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 13% | 10% |
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