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www.defra.gov.uk 2010 summary report for UK Bathing Water monitoring results under the Bathing Water Directive December 2010 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR Tel: 020 7238 6000 Website: www.defra.gov.uk © Crown copyright 2010 Copyright in the typographical arrangement and design rests with the Crown. This publication (excluding the Royal Arms and departmental logos) may be re-used free of charge in any format or medium for research for non-commercial purposes, private study or for internal circulation within an organisation. This is subject to it being re-used accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and the title of the publication specified. Information about this publication and copies are available from: Bathing Water Team Water Quality Division Area 2A/B, Ergon House, Horseferry Road London SW1P 2AL Tel: 08459 33 55 77 Email: [email protected] This document is available on the Defra website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/water/waterquality/bathing/index.htm Published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2010 SUMMARY REPORT FOR UK BATHING WATERS MONITORING RESULTS UNDER THE BATHING WATER DIRECTIVE This report is based on data provided to the European Commission under Article 13 of Directive 76/160/EEC (the Bathing Water Directive), as amended by Article 3 of Directive 91/692/EEC. It provides a summary of the results of the 2010 survey of the quality of United Kingdom bathing waters included within the scope of the Bathing Water Directive. Section 1: Changes from the 2009 list of designated bathing waters Four new bathing waters were designated in 2010: England: • East Runton • Minster Leas Scotland: • Aberdour Harbour (Black Sands) • Anstruthuer (Billow Ness) Four bathing waters in England were permanently removed from the list of designated bathing waters in 2010: • Aldingham • Bardsea • Barmston • Newbiggin No results were recorded at Blackpool North (North West region) and Newhaven (Southern region) in England and at Tywyn in Wales because these bathing waters were closed during the 2010 season. The names of 4 bathing waters in England were amended in 2010 to clarify their geographical location: New name from 2010 Previous name Lancing, Beach Green South Lancing Mounts Bay Marazion Mounts Bay Little Holgus Seaham Hall Beach Seaham Hall Beach Remand Home West Beach, Whitstable West Beach Section 2: Bathing season and sampling frequency The bathing season is generally taken as being from 15 May to 30 September in England and Wales and from 1 June to 15 September in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Throughout the UK a minimum of 20 samples are usually taken throughout the season. This is in excess of the minimum requirements of the Directive. Sampling frequency has been reduced at seven Scottish bathing waters in accordance with footnote (1) of the Annex to the Directive. Section 3: Coliform parameters The tables contain a numerical summary of the information required to assess compliance with the Directive’s mandatory coliform standards. They are arranged to show the British coastal bathing waters in clockwise order, starting at Southerness, which is the most south-westerly bathing water in Scotland, and proceeding around Scotland, England and Wales to Skinburness in the Environment Agency North West region. The Isle of Wight waters are placed in the report between Highcliffe and Christchurch, that is to say, as the last waters in the Environment Agency Southern Region. The Northern Ireland waters are reported in clockwise order from Magilligan to Cranfield Bay. The summary of the information for freshwater bathing waters is given after the information about coastal bathing waters. For each water, the following information is given: 1. The grid reference Total coliforms 2. Number of results 3. Median or results 4. Range of results (minimum and maximum) 5. Number of results failing to conform to the Directive’s limit value Faecal coliforms 6. Number of results 7. Median of results 8. Range of results (minimum and maximum) 9. Number of results failing to conform to the Directive’s limit value Deviations from the values referred to in Article 3 may, in accordance with Article 5(2), be excluded from the assessment of compliance, if they arise as a result of abnormal weather conditions. Under this provision, waivers affecting mandatory compliance were applied at: Aberdyfi in Wales; East Looe, St Annes North, Blackpool South and Blackpool Central in England; and Lossiemouth (East) and St Andrews (East Sands) in Scotland. Section 4: Other mandatory parameters The tables contain the numerical summary of results for other mandatory parameters covered by the Directive. The Annex to the Directive provides that these parameters do not have to be measured in every case. The results are given in two columns for each parameter. The first column shows the number of observations and the second, headed “F”, the number failing to comply with the Directive’s imperative requirements. For surface active substances, the definition of “lasting foam” is as agreed between the Environment Agency and Defra. Article 8 states that the requirements of the Directive may be waived in the case of certain parameters to take account of local weather, geographical conditions and natural enrichment. Waivers for transparency (indicated by an asterisk) are likely to be permanent. Colour waivers have been applied in a few Scottish cases as indicated. Bathing Waters Survey 2010 Results Coastal Bathing Waters (United Kingdom) Total and Faecal Coliforms Total Coliforms Faecal Coliforms Bathing National No. Median Min Max Nos. No. Median Min Max Nos. Water Grid of failing of failing Reference Samples to Samples to conform conform SCOTLAND Southerness NX9768654006 20 180 10 530 0 20 90 10 420 0 Sandyhills NX8920055100 20 150 10 8200 0 20 115 < 10 7500 1 Rockcliffe NX8477753682 20 320 10 10200 1 20 160 10 7500 1 Dhoon Bay NX6574848600 20 290 60 3700 0 20 255 20 2200 1 Brighouse Bay NX6351645472 20 105 < 10 2200 0 20 75 < 10 1230 0 Carrick NX5749549981 20 80 < 10 6100 0 20 75 < 10 4500 1 Mossyard NX5525051870 20 100 < 10 3000 0 20 80 < 10 1900 0 Girvan NX1815497413 20 85 < 10 10800 1 20 55 < 10 9300 1 Maidens NS2170008501 20 55 < 10 770 0 20 25 < 10 690 0 Culzean NS2204109681 20 10 < 10 210 0 20 10 < 10 210 0 Heads of Ayr NS3020218902 20 210 < 10 > 15000 2 20 100 < 10 > 15000 2 Ayr (South Beach) NS3296421888 21 320 10 > 15000 2 21 155 < 10 > 5100 2 Prestwick NS3446626192 20 105 < 10 > 15000 1 20 50 < 10 > 4400 1 Troon (South Beach) NS3207030620 20 40 < 10 880 0 20 25 < 10 600 0 Irvine NS3070037499 21 100 < 10 > 15000 1 21 65 < 10 > 10400 2 Saltcoats/Ardrossan NS2345341997 20 110 < 2 12300 1 20 50 < 2 2400 1 Seamill NS1980247319 20 45 < 10 1500 0 20 25 < 10 1500 0 Largs (Pencil Beach) NS2080457601 20 145 < 10 4000 0 20 55 < 10 1000 0 Millport Bay NS1659854917 20 20 < 10 990 0 20 10 < 10 560 0 Lunderston Bay NS2040074514 20 30 < 10 1900 0 20 20 < 10 800 0 Ettrick Bay NS0372466058 20 130 < 10 1800 0 20 60 < 10 1200 0 Machrihanish NR641002090 10 10 < 10 2000 0 10 10 < 10 1700 0 Ganavan NM862003281 20 20 < 10 990 0 20 10 < 10 790 0 Achmelvich NC055602494 10 10 < 10 50 0 10 10 < 10 50 0 Thurso ND116976886 20 30 < 10 9100 0 20 20 < 10 3900 1 Dunnet ND216017074 20 10 < 10 620 0 20 10 < 10 580 0 Dornoch NH805008940 5 10 < 10 10 0 5 10 < 10 10 0 Rosemarkie NH739005790 20 30 < 10 860 0 20 20 < 10 390 0 Nairn (Central) NH882275711 20 130 10 1300 0 20 80 < 10 630 0 Nairn (East) NH891065746 20 80 < 10 8100 0 20 75 < 10 4600 1 Findhorn NJ0356064940 20 20 < 10 220 0 20 10 < 10 50 0 Lossiemouth (East) NJ2405070500 21 300 14 > 15000 1 21 79 < 2 > 7200 1 Cullen Bay NJ5032067499 20 47 2 1200 0 20 17 < 2 700 0 Inverboyndie NJ6718764743 21 80 < 2 2000 0 21 25 < 2 400 0 Rosehearty NJ9339167651 20 49 < 2 1300 0 20 29 < 2 400 0 Fraserburgh (Tiger Hill) NK0051065640 20 13 < 2 1000 0 20 4 < 2 100 0 Fraserburgh (Philorth) NK0212065050 20 8 < 2 4300 0 20 5 < 2 2100 1 Peterhead (Lido) NK1248945175 20 32 2 3900 0 20 14 < 2 1300 0 Cruden Bay NK0899635687 21 82 6 1600 0 21 44 2 500 0 Page 1 Bathing Waters Survey 2010 Results Coastal Bathing Waters (United Kingdom) Total and Faecal Coliforms Total Coliforms Faecal Coliforms Bathing National No. Median Min Max Nos. No. Median Min Max Nos. Water Grid of failing of failing Reference Samples to Samples to conform conform Balmedie NJ9805018330 20 46 2 3100 0 20 28 < 2 1400 0 Aberdeen NJ9540107182 20 83 8 2400 0 20 33 2 400 0 Stonehaven NO876508582 20 107 2 2700 0 20 55 < 2 800 0 Montrose NO728535786 20 26 < 2 1400 0 20 11 < 2 100 0 Lunan Bay NO693005160 10 54 2 1300 0 10 31 < 2 200 0 Arbroath (West Links) NO635103998 20 22 < 2 148 0 20 4 < 2 120 0 Carnoustie NO566553422 20 10 < 2 1300 0 20 7 < 2 840 0 Broughty Ferry NO469003060 21 72 < 2 10900 1 21 28 < 2 4200 1 Tentsmuir Sands NO502442428 11 2 < 2 14 0 11 2 < 2 10 0 St. Andrews (West Sands) NO504741768 23 47 4 3000 0 23 25 2 1600 0 St.
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