Bathing Water Data : 2023

Kinghorn (Harbour Beach)

Poor
Kinghorn (Harbour Beach)

Number of samples taken : 17
Date Escherichia coli
(cfu/100ml)
Intestinal enterococci
(cfu/100ml)
17 May 2023 40 10
07 Jun 2023 10 <10
13 Jun 2023 340 30
21 Jun 2023 <10 <10
28 Jun 2023 60 <10
05 Jul 2023 190 200
12 Jul 2023 10 <10
17 Jul 2023 <10 <10
25 Jul 2023 50 100
27 Jul 2023 750 270
03 Aug 2023 70 60
09 Aug 2023 10 10
17 Aug 2023 860 120
23 Aug 2023 30 20
30 Aug 2023 30 200
04 Sep 2023 30 <10
12 Sep 2023 150 40


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 Sufficient
2020 / 21 See above
2021 / 22 Sufficient
2022 / 23 Poor

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.