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Water Quality Standards
The Statutory Standards imposed by the
Bathing Waters
(Classification) Regulations 1991 (Statutory Instrument No.
1597), incorporate into English Law the water quality
standards laid down by the EEC Bathing Waters Directive. The
Environmental Water Quality Standards for these organisms are set
out below.
|
Microbiological
Parameters
|
Guideline
Values
|
Mandatory
Standards
|
Units
|
Minimum Sampling
Frequency
|
|
Total Coliforms
|
500 (80% Samples)
|
10,000 (95% Samples)
|
Per 100ml
|
Fortnightly
|
|
Faecal Coliforms
|
100 (80% Samples)
|
2,000 (95% Samples)
|
Per 100ml
|
Fortnightly
|
|
Faecal Streptococci
|
100 (90% Samples)
|
-
|
Per 100ml
|
Carried Out if Suspected of being Present
|
|
Salmonellae
|
-
|
0 (95% Samples)
|
Per
litre
|
Carried Out if Suspected of being Present
|
|
Entero-viruses
|
-
|
0 (95% Samples)
|
Per 10 litres
|
Carried Out if Suspected of being Present
|
Water Quality Standards (WQS) as they appear
in the Bathing Waters Directive (76/160/EEC)
Samples are taken at least fortnightly from up to 15 sites
across mainland Havant & Hayling Island. Each sample is tested
for the biological indicators of sewage discharge; Coliforms,
Faecal Coliforms (E.Coli sp.), and Faecal Streptococci.
Each Sample must comply with the respective standards
for each parameter tested, and is given an overall
classification based upon the highest recorded value (i.e.
lowest standard achieved). For example, if one of the 3 parameters
routinely tested fails to meet the mandatory standard (with
reference to the table above), the overall sample category is
recorded as "poor". Similarly a sample may only achieve
"excellent" status if all biological parameters fall below the
respective guideline values.
Each Sampling Site must also meet the standards of
percentage compliance for each parameter; and again, the overall
site category is based upon the lowest percentage compliance
(lowest standard achieved).
The water quality standards for
the European Blue Flag awards are taken from the
‘Guideline’ values of the Bathing Waters Directive, and
this is the standard against which Havant’s Beaches are
assessed.
Bathing Waters Directive
compliance criteria have been explicitly formulated for the
protection of bathers (swimmers); and are not strictly intended for
application to exposure when participating in other watersports
(kayaking, surfing, sailing, or windsurfing for
example).
Havant Borough Council monitor
coastal water quality at a range of locations to give a broad
picture of recreational water quality across the borough in
general; although sampling is limited to the bathing season
(May-September) as this is the period that beaches are expected to
receive the greatest volume of visitors for both bathing &
water sports.
The overall water quality for the
bathing season for 2008 is given in Table 2 for each monitoring
point (designated bathing beaches have multiple monitoring
points).
Links to previous years summaries
can be found at the bottom of this page.
| Bathing beach monitoring points are highlighted in *
bold text. |
| |
Overall Site
Category 2008
(For Period
01/04/2008 to 30/09/2008)
|
|
Site
|
Poor
|
Good
|
Excellent
|
|
11 Emsworth Mill Pond E
|
|
X
|
|
|
12 Emsworth Mill Pond W
|
X |
|
|
|
13
Inn on the Beach *
|
|
|
X
|
|
14 Chichester Avenue
|
|
|
X
|
|
15 Sandy Point
|
|
|
X
|
|
16 Emsworth Harbour
|
|
X
|
|
|
17 Hayling Bridge
|
|
X |
|
|
18 Harts Farm Way
|
X
|
|
|
|
19 Langstone Harbour
|
|
|
X
|
|
20 Ferry Point
|
|
|
X
|
|
21
Hayling Seafront W *
|
|
|
X
|
|
22
Hayling Seafront C *
|
|
|
X
|
|
23
Hayling Seafront E *
|
|
|
X
|
|
24 Langstone Harbour
|
|
|
X
|
|
26 Langstone Hotel
|
|
|
X |
Sampling Sites Meeting the Statutory Water
Quality Standards (WQS) for the 2008
Bathing Season. Poor =
Failure to meet statutory WQS ;
Good
= Statutory WQS met;
Excellent = Guideline / Blue
Flag WQS met or exceeded.
Bathing Season Water Quality Summaries for previous years can
be viewed by following the links below: