Gold Coast Waterways Authority chief executive officer Hal Morris said cameras had already been installed at Currumbin Creek and Hollywell for safety reasons and The Spit had been earmarked as the next spot.POO DUMPING DRAMA HITS HOUSEBOATSMr Morris explained that the step was being taken to help authorities enforce the seven-day anchorage limit in Marine Stadium, also known as Bums Bay.“The Marine Stadium was never meant to be an anchorage,” he said.“It was built as a location for water activities and events. “But it is difficult to stop people from staying there because we can’t prove if they have come and gone.”Mr Morris said the marine move-on rules were essential to stop pollution of popular locations like Marine Stadium.His comments come as water-quality issues were exposed by the Bulletin at Hope Island Resort Marina, where tests showed levels of faecal matter up to four times the recommended limit.Berth owners blamed the number of people living aboard houseboats and boats at the marina, who never or rarely left their mooring.Mr Morris said while Marine Stadium was another hot spot on the Gold Coast, the issues with anchorage rules were widespread and the system needed to be overhauled.The Gold Coast Waterways Authority is looking at several options, including introducing a permit system for water users similar to that which exists around the country for National Parks, which would require vessels to be registered before anchoring up.“Possibly this is something that people could sign up for online,” Mr Morris said. “A ticket could be displayed on the windscreen of the vessel.”Mr Morris said that before a permit was issued, vessels would have to pass a seaworthy test — paving the way for authority to get rid of old, ugly and unsafe boats and houseboats.“Questions need to be asked about what we want our waterways to look like,” he said.“Do we want ugly, unseaworthy vessels on the Broadwater?”