Data shows staff posted good water quality ratings even when fecal bacteria reached 20 times the safe level The Department of Tourism won't answer questions about major discrepancies in how its staff assigned water quality ratings at Parlee Beach provincial park over the past three years. Documents released after right-to-information requests reveal days when park staff gave the water a better rating than it should have received under Department of Health guidelines. New Brunswick water quality ratings are established by health officials, but test results are sent to staff in the Department of Tourism, who assign the water rating on any given day. According to Parlee Beach data analyzed by CBC News, there were 17 days last summer when staff gave the water quality a fair or good rating even though tests found fecal bacteria levels high enough to merit a poor rating...... http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/tourism-parlee-ratings-questions-1.3940604