Bathing Water Data : 2023

Ayr (South Beach)

Good
Ayr (South Beach)

Number of samples taken : 17
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
22 May 2023 100 20
07 Jun 2023 <10 <10
15 Jun 2023 <10 <10
19 Jun 2023 950 1000
21 Jun 2023 140 20
28 Jun 2023 70 80
04 Jul 2023 250 120
10 Jul 2023 10 <10
17 Jul 2023 260 80
19 Jul 2023 90 40
26 Jul 2023 150 40
02 Aug 2023 20 30
09 Aug 2023 390 70
15 Aug 2023 30 20
22 Aug 2023 210 70
30 Aug 2023 90 50
04 Sep 2023 20 30


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 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.