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 <10 <10
12 Jun 2023 <10 <10
14 Jun 2023 20 10
20 Jun 2023 <10 <10
27 Jun 2023 60 40
03 Jul 2023 280 150
11 Jul 2023 120 90
18 Jul 2023 10 <10
26 Jul 2023 10 10
01 Aug 2023 140 90
08 Aug 2023 160 100
14 Aug 2023 220 130
16 Aug 2023 70 20
22 Aug 2023 10 50
30 Aug 2023 920 490
06 Sep 2023 310 170
12 Sep 2023 410 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 Sufficient
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.