Bathing Water Data : 2023


Number of samples taken : 18
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
17 May 2023 <10 30
07 Jun 2023 10 10
12 Jun 2023 10 20
14 Jun 2023 2100 260
21 Jun 2023 10 <10
26 Jun 2023 10 20
03 Jul 2023 350 580
05 Jul 2023 230 90
11 Jul 2023 80 30
19 Jul 2023 150 80
24 Jul 2023 60 70
01 Aug 2023 150 60
07 Aug 2023 30 10
14 Aug 2023 80 50
21 Aug 2023 300 140
23 Aug 2023 720 450
29 Aug 2023 20 40
04 Sep 2023 150 170


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.