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Portnablagh (2016) Bathing Water Profile - Portnablagh (2016) Bathing Water: Portnablagh Bathing Water Code: IENWBWC190_0000_0300 Local Authority: Donegal County Council River Basin District: North Western Monitoring Point: 204684E, 437103N 1. Profile Details: Profile Id: BWPR00343 Toilets Available: No Year Of Profile: 2016 Car Parking Available: Yes Year Of Identification 1992 Disabled Access: No Version Number: 1 First Aid Available: No Sensitive Area: Yes Dogs Allowed: Yes Lifesaving Facilities: No Figure 1: Bathing Water 2. Bathing Water Details: Map 1: Bathing Water Location & Extent Bathing Water location and Portnablagh Beach is located close to the village of Portnablagh (Port na Bláiche), which is located near extent: Horn Head on the North coast of County Donegal. It is located in the Sheephaven Coastal waterbody (NW_190_0000) running into the Northwestern Atlantic Seaboard Coastal waterbody (NW_100_0000) within the North Western River Basin District. The designated bathing area is approx. 0.014km2 and the extent along the water is approximately is 190m. The beach is located beside the small working pier and slipway. Main features of the Bathing Type of Bathing Water: Portnablagh beach consists of a small sandy beach; confined by Portnablagh Water: pier to the North and a small headland to the South. The pier is a working pier with a small breakwater behind it. Portnablagh is a small beach situated between the larger beaches at Marblehill and Killahoey but is of high importance because of the nature of the beach and it’s use for water recreation. Flora/Fauna, Riparian Zone: The beach and catchment make up only a small area. The riparian zone is semi natural with some housing development immediately behind the beach, which is built on part of the dunes and grassland, though natural areas still exist to the North and East of the houses. The site is part of an Special Protection Area (SPA) under the E.U. Birds Directive, of special conservation interest for the following species: Chough, Peregrine, Fulmar, Cormorant, Shag, Kittiwake, Guillemot, Razorbill, Greenland White-fronted Goose and Barnacle Goose.SheephavenBay also has a Shellfish Designation Area for native oysters, which is around the Breaghy Headland, just past Marblehill. Water Depth: There is a very deep gradient off Portnablagh Beach with the water depth reaching 1m approx 5m from the water line and continuing out at a deep slope. This is part of the reason for it’s use for water sports and boating as the deep sheltered bay allows for close access for boats with a number moored in the area all year around. Tidal Range: The water line within the designated area is approximately 190 meters. Tidal ranges are in the mesotidal range (2-4m) in normal tidal conditions. Land Use: Land use immediately surrounding the designated bathing area consists of a road that runs along the length of the beach, some housing, a small caravan park, the pier and some agricultural land. There is no town in the catchment. Local Sites of Interest: Portnablagh is situated approx. 2km from Dunfanaghy and Marblehill, both of which have Blue Flag Beaches. The Shandon Hotel and Spa is based at Marblehill, which overlooks the beach and bay. Beautiful scenic views are to be had from Breaghy Head that also has a promontory fort. Beside Killahoey Beach at Dunfanaghy is an 18 hole golf course and leading on into the town is a variety of hotels, pubs, coffee shops, shops, two surf shops and a gallery. On the outskirts of Dunfanaghy is a Workhouse and Heritage Centre with a Famine Exhibition. Other sites of historic interest in the area include a Plantation Bawn and House, standing stone and megalithic tomb in the area. Additional Information: Beach and Maritime Craft Bye Laws were implemented at Portnablagh beach in Main features of the Bathing Water: 2009. These Bye Laws were introduced to regulate and /or prohibit the use of personal watercrafts, recreational crafts, vehicles, horses, dogs, camping, vendors, water sport schools and to protect the beach and dune systems. Activities available at the Facilities: Limited parking is available at the pier. For all other facilities such as a larger car park, toilets Bathing Water: (seasonal), lifeguards (seasonal), information boards, recycling, refuse bins can be found at Killahoey Beach or Marblehill Beach 2 km on either side of Portnablagh. Marblehill Beach does not have refuse and recycling facilities as it is a PII PIO (Pack It In, Pack It Out) area. Visitor Numbers: Visitor numbers to the beach vary throughout the season. The maximum number of visitors to the beach during a high season day has been estimated at approximately 400 people with a large proportion if users using the water for swimming and a variety of recreational water sports. Throughout the season approximately 7,000 people have been estimated to visit the beach. Visitor numbers are representative of the visitors recorded by the Irish Coast Guard when completing safety and lifejacket surveys in the area. Activities: Activities at Portnablagh beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, windsurfing, sailing, surfing, power boating, jet skiing, diving and other land based activities on the beach. Fishing is done from the pier and a number of small boats leave from the pier to fish in the bay. Contributing catchment Portnablagh Beach is located beside the village of Dunfanaghy and Breaghy Head. The beach is situated details: facing North West looking over to Killahoey Beach in Sheephaven Bay. The beach itself has a small catchment area running off the surrounding hills to the shore. Contributing Catchment: The contributing catchment of the designated bathing area for Portnablagh Beach is approximately 0.600km2 in area. Water Bodies draining to Bathing Area: There are no waterbodies draining onto the beach or in the catchment area. A small volume of diffuse run off comes onto the beach from the dunes and grasses behind the beach. Land Cover and Land Use: Topography: The catchment consists of a small area of mainly low-lying land. There are two roads, a small caravan park and a number of houses in the catchment and the area is confined on either side by rocky headlands. There is one large lake to the South West of the catchment called Sessiagh Lough, which is a Special Area of Conservation (Code 000185). Land Use: Land used for pasture (49%) that is not intensively farmed and discontinued urban fabric (39%), make up the majority of the small catchment, the remainder is made up of natural grass land (11%). Soils, Subsoils, Bedrock: The catchment bedrock is predominantly comprised of Sessiagh-Clonmass Formation (79%) and metadolorite (14%). The main soil types for the catchment area lithsols-regosols- acidic (48%), surface water/ground water gleys (25%) and podzols-peaty (21%). The subsoil consists of rock (67%) and metamorphic till (32%). Formal Designations: Portnablagh Beach catchment is located within the Horn Head to Fanad Head Special Protection Area (SPA) (Code 004194) and between a number of other areas of formal designation including Sessiagh Lough proposed National Heritage Area (pNHA) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC) (Code 000185) Sheephaven pNHA and SAC (Code 001190) and the pNHA for Hornhead and Rinclaven (Code 000147). Population Centres: Portnablagh is a rural area and the only population in the catchment is from the on off scattered rural housing and a small caravan park; there are 155 people living in the catchment (CSO, 2011). This population increases significantly during the summer tourist season. Rainfall: The closest weather station to the designated beach is at Malin Head Weather Station (IC 418 575), which is approximately 45km as the crow flies from the beach. During the bathing water season (2013-2015), the average rainfall (mm) for May, June, July, August and September is 108.7, 63.4, 91.7, 99.6 and 40.8 respectively. Details of the rainfall data can be obtained throughwww.met.ie Monitoring point details: The monitoring point for this bathing water is located at the grid reference point IC 047 371. Reason for selection of the The location of the bathing water monitoring point is the location where most bathers are expected to use monitoring point: the bathing water. This area can vary somewhat on this beach depending on tidal and weather influences. Water quality assessment: The bathing water quality monitoring carried out at Portnablagh Beach since 2003 has shown consistently good water quality at all times. From the 2010 bathing season, Portnablagh Beach has achieved good water quality status and complied with the EU guide and mandatory values as set out in the Bathing Water Directive (2006/76/EC) and the Quality of Bathing Water Regulations, 2008 (S.I. 79 OF 2008). In the four year assessment period from 2012 to 2015, the current classification for this bathing water is Excellent Quality. The 95%ile classification of E. coli and Enterococci are 8.7 and 176.8 respectively. The Portnalagh Beach bathing water will qualify for a Green Coast Award in 2016 based on water quality. 3. Identified Pressures: Map 2: Bathing Water Catchment 3.1 Potential pressures in the catchment assessed as posing no risk: Description: There are anumber of individual houses located throughout the catchment, which all presumably have some form of on-site effluent treatment system. Source: On Site Waste Waster Treatment Systems Type: Septic Tank Short Term Pressure: No Description: Approximately 49% of the land use within the catchment is for pasture and 11% for natural vegetation. Source: Agriculture Type: Run off from agricultural land Short Term Pressure: No Description: Bird faeces can affect bathing water as it contains high levels of bacteria (much higher than treated human waste). Source: Seabirds Type: Bird colony Short Term Pressure: No 3.2 Potential pressures in the catchment assessed as posing risk: Description: Heavy rainfall carries an added risk of pollution from surface runoff.
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