Derwent Estuary Recreational Water Quality monitoring program - New Town Bay

New Town Bay site is collected as part of the Derwent Bay Watch program. Derwent Bay Watch is a collaborative program between councils and state government that tests water quality at 19 bays, coves and other sites around the estuary during summer months. Water samples are collected each Tuesday from the start of December to the end of March and analysed for the faecal indicator bacteria Enterococci (Enteralert method) at the Public health Lab. Because the samples must be cultured, it takes several days to publish the results.

新镇湾采样点（New Town Bay Site）作为德文特湾观察（Derwent Bay Watch）项目的组成部分完成采样。德文特湾观察是地方议会与州政府联合开展的协作项目，于夏季对该河口周边的19个海湾、小海湾及其他采样点开展水质监测工作。项目组于每年12月初至次年3月末的每周二采集水样，并在公共卫生实验室（Public Health Lab）中采用Enteralert检测法（Enteralert method）对粪便指示菌肠球菌（Enterococci）进行分析检测。由于水样需进行培养操作，检测结果需耗时数日后方可发布。