Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 14849 48 Monitoring coastal water quality Each year, NEA checks the water quality at seven coastal beaches — Changi Beach, East Coast Park Beach, Pasir Ris Beach, Punggol Beach, Seletar Island, Sembawang Park and Sentosa Island Beach — to ensure that they are safe for primary contact activities such as swimming and water skiing. Under the recreational water quality guidelines, only beaches graded Good and Very Good are considered suitable for primary contact activities. Should a beach show an increase in bacterial levels, NEA will investigate the possible sources of the pollution and implement the necessary mitigating measures. In January 2016, NEA completed the 2015 review of the seven beaches and found that water quality at all the beaches was either Very Good and Good. The results was published in February 2016 at www.nea. gov.sg/anti-pollution-radiation-protection. Keeping Singapore air clean and safe NEA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016 NEA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016 NEA steers the haze task force NEA is chair of the inter-agency Haze Task Force (HTF). The task force was first set up in 1994 to reduce the impact of haze on Singapore and its residents. HTF performs many functions. It: coordinates the implementation of haze action plans by various ministries and agencies Announced the closure of schools for 25 September 2015 updates member agencies on the latest weather and haze situation Reiterated the importance of employers adopting risk-mitigating measures to protect the health and safety of their employees reviews haze support plans regularly before the onset of dry season to ensure that they remain relevant. Announced the distribution of masks to the vulnerable and needy Singaporeans at 108 community clubs island-wide NEA works closely with HTF agencies to put out regular alerts when the PSI readings are elevated. Key information provided by NEA such as daily haze updates and air quality forecast for next 24 hours assists the agencies in planning their activities ahead. The task force was particularly active in late 2015, when Singapore suffered from sustained bad haze. Before the onset of the dry season, HTF agencies including NEA, and the ministries of Health, Education and Social and Family Development issued a joint news release to reassure the public that action plans were in place to mitigate the effects of haze. When air quality reached the “Very Unhealthy” range on 24 September 2015 and looked likely to enter the “Hazardous” range the next day, NEA and MEWR coordinated the implementation of the following measures: WEATHER: 32°c PSI: 79