Bathing Water Data : 2023


Number of samples taken : 17
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
22 May 2023 <10 <10
07 Jun 2023 <10 <10
15 Jun 2023 10 <10
19 Jun 2023 50 <10
21 Jun 2023 30 <10
28 Jun 2023 1300 510
04 Jul 2023 30 40
10 Jul 2023 10 <10
17 Jul 2023 130 30
19 Jul 2023 40 <10
26 Jul 2023 30 <10
02 Aug 2023 <10 <10
09 Aug 2023 40 10
15 Aug 2023 190 100
22 Aug 2023 130 140
30 Aug 2023 <10 <10
04 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 Poor
2019 / 20 Poor
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.