Bathing Water Data : 2023


Number of samples taken : 18
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
17 May 2023 <10 50
07 Jun 2023 <10 <10
12 Jun 2023 <10 <10
14 Jun 2023 <10 10
21 Jun 2023 <10 <10
26 Jun 2023 90 160
03 Jul 2023 240 70
05 Jul 2023 800 70
11 Jul 2023 <10 <10
19 Jul 2023 300 110
24 Jul 2023 360 190
01 Aug 2023 830 320
07 Aug 2023 <10 <10
14 Aug 2023 50 40
21 Aug 2023 30 <10
23 Aug 2023 <10 10
28 Aug 2023 360 90
04 Sep 2023 <10 20


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 Excellent

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.