Bathing Water Data : 2023


Number of samples taken : 17
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
16 May 2023 20 <10
14 Jun 2023 90 30
15 Jun 2023 30 <10
03 Jul 2023 50 70
04 Jul 2023 100 30
17 Jul 2023 270 70
18 Jul 2023 280 40
31 Jul 2023 900 590
01 Aug 2023 510 140
02 Aug 2023 230 150
14 Aug 2023 70 10
15 Aug 2023 80 40
16 Aug 2023 60 <10
28 Aug 2023 10 40
29 Aug 2023 170 40
30 Aug 2023 120 <10
11 Sep 2023 120 120


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 Excellent
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.