Bathing Water Data : 2023

Saltcoats/Ardrossan

Good
Saltcoats/Ardrossan

Number of samples taken : 18
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
16 May 2023 <10 180
06 Jun 2023 30 <10
14 Jun 2023 <10 <10
19 Jun 2023 4100 2900
21 Jun 2023 280 120
28 Jun 2023 40 10
06 Jul 2023 240 30
12 Jul 2023 10 10
19 Jul 2023 <10 <10
25 Jul 2023 <10 <10
01 Aug 2023 40 20
09 Aug 2023 <10 <10
15 Aug 2023 <10 <10
17 Aug 2023 <10 10
23 Aug 2023 200 100
29 Aug 2023 20 30
05 Sep 2023 70 <10
12 Sep 2023 10 <10


Historical record

NOTE: There were no classifications calculated for 2020/21 due to the shortened season and reduced sampling during the COVID pandemic.
2017 / 18 Sufficient
2018 / 19 Sufficient
2019 / 20 Sufficient
2020 / 21 See above
2021 / 22 Good
2022 / 23 Good

UKAS: ISO 17025

These Results were produced by a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No. 1327.

Results explained

The annual bathing water classification is determined using statistics calculated from results taken over the previous four years. The water quality indicators we test for are the bacteria E Coli (EC) and intestinal enterococci (IE). The statistics take account of both the average value and the range of values in the four year dataset.

Single sample results above 500 EC and 200 IE are indicative that water was of low quality when the sample was taken. For inland waters the low quality boundaries are higher at 1000 EC and 400 IE.