Bathing Water Data : 2023


Number of samples taken : 17
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
16 May 2023 90 20
14 Jun 2023 <10 <10
15 Jun 2023 <10 <10
03 Jul 2023 50 <10
04 Jul 2023 120 60
17 Jul 2023 100 <10
18 Jul 2023 30 <10
31 Jul 2023 280 130
01 Aug 2023 300 240
02 Aug 2023 100 40
14 Aug 2023 20 40
15 Aug 2023 20 <10
16 Aug 2023 20 70
28 Aug 2023 10 20
29 Aug 2023 70 50
30 Aug 2023 10 10
11 Sep 2023 340 250


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 Poor
2018 / 19 Poor
2019 / 20 Poor
2020 / 21 See above
2021 / 22 Sufficient
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.