Table 4.8b        Action and Limit Levels for E. coli at Monitoring Stations other than WSD Flushing Water Intakes, Gradient Stations and Control Stations (Case 2 and 4)

Parameter (unit)

Monitoring locations

Water Depth

Action Level (cfu/100ml)

Limit Level (cfu/100ml)

E. coli

(cfu/100ml)

B10

Geometric mean

31

35

B11

195

215

B12

146

150

B13

223

223

B14

13

15

B24

5

6

B25

3

3

B26

58

62

B7

448

482

B8

101

105

B9

333

370

F1

9

9

F5

258

298

Notes:

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

-       For conservative assessment, 1 cfu/100ml was adopted as the lowest level in the calculation if the tested result was below reporting limit (<1).