Bathing Water Data : 2023


Number of samples taken : 18
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
17 May 2023 50 30
07 Jun 2023 60 120
12 Jun 2023 820 410
14 Jun 2023 <10 <10
21 Jun 2023 4800 2600
26 Jun 2023 220 180
03 Jul 2023 280 80
05 Jul 2023 20 10
11 Jul 2023 270 100
19 Jul 2023 380 70
24 Jul 2023 <10 10
01 Aug 2023 20 <10
07 Aug 2023 <10 <10
14 Aug 2023 80 20
21 Aug 2023 50 10
23 Aug 2023 80 40
29 Aug 2023 20 40
04 Sep 2023 290 80


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 Good
2018 / 19 Excellent
2019 / 20 Good
2020 / 21 See above
2021 / 22 Good
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.