Table 4.8         Action and Limit Levels for E. coli at Monitoring Stations other than WSD Flushing Water Intakes, Gradient Stations and Control Stations

Parameter (unit)

Monitoring locations

Water Depth

Action Level

Limit Level

E. coli

(cfu/100ml)

F1

Depth average (geometric mean)

14 cfu/100ml

16 cfu/100ml

F5

44 cfu/100ml

46 cfu/100ml

B7

147 cfu/100ml

173 cfu/100ml

B8

59 cfu/100ml

63 cfu/100ml

B9

20 cfu/100ml

21 cfu/100ml

B10

34 cfu/100ml

39 cfu/100ml

B11

36 cfu/100ml

41 cfu/100ml

B12

42 cfu/100ml

50 cfu/100ml

B13

47 cfu/100ml

50 cfu/100ml

B14

1 cfu/100ml

1 cfu/100ml

B24

2 cfu/100ml

2 cfu/100ml

B25

20 cfu/100ml

24 cfu/100ml

B26

2 cfu/100ml

2 cfu/100ml

Notes:

-       For E. coli, non-compliance of water quality limits occurs when monitoring result is higher than the limit levels.

-       The Action and Limit Level were set as 95%-tile and 99%-tile of the baseline data if they were lower than the criteria value of 610cfu/100ml.