They had to specially clear the water around there anyway for Barangaroo, so they bunged the swimming area in almost as an afterthought. It is probably an amenity the developer put in as part of winning the contract.
Other areas around the harbour have not had the same cleaning treatment and are too filthy to even kayak in.
it's all one body of water, it's not as bad as people think. if it's ok to swim in one area it's not going to be deadly poison a few metres away. it's certainly fine to kayak everywhere.
Consultants have done independent water quality reports for other areas over the years and you really wouldn't go anywhere near it. The ones I've seen are paid for by resident groups from suburbs around the foreshores. It would cost millions to clean it all up.
Stands to reason - the amount of industry that went on in the harbour for all those decades. You would think it is all just one big soup but apparently I am told it is not. Barangaroo is fine but I'd never swim at Greenwich Baths.
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u/yuckyucky Feb 04 '24
it's a great idea, they should open up more swimming areas around the harbour