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Touchstone

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Local Government

Wind farm noise Standard – new short film

A new short film provides an introduction to the New Zealand Standard for Acoustics – Wind farm noise NZS 6808:2010. The film was produced by the New Zealand Wind Energy Association with the support of EECA and Standards New Zealand.

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NZS 5826:2010 Pool water quality

For more information on this Standard, read the article Pool water quality – revised Standard published in the July 2010 issue of Touchstone.

This Standard addresses the essential aspects of the operation and maintenance of pools with a focus on pool water quality criteria including methods of water treatment to ensure the risk to public health is minimised. NZS 5826 does not cover the maintenance of heating, mechanical, or electrical equipment used by pools. The design of swimming pools is covered by NZS 4441.

This Standard covers all treated freshwater and seawater swimming pools, spa pools, and geothermal public and private pools, during use.