Bathing Water Data : 2023


Number of samples taken : 18
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
23 May 2023 <10 <10
06 Jun 2023 30 20
12 Jun 2023 <10 <10
14 Jun 2023 140 30
20 Jun 2023 50 <10
27 Jun 2023 20 <10
03 Jul 2023 40 30
11 Jul 2023 140 30
18 Jul 2023 10 10
26 Jul 2023 20 20
01 Aug 2023 80 50
08 Aug 2023 720 260
14 Aug 2023 10 <10
16 Aug 2023 50 40
22 Aug 2023 160 130
30 Aug 2023 10 10
06 Sep 2023 20 <10
12 Sep 2023 20 <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 Good
2018 / 19 Sufficient
2019 / 20 Sufficient
2020 / 21 See above
2021 / 22 Sufficient
2022 / 23 Sufficient

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.