1. Meeting Challenges For Bathing Waters in 2015 Dr Andrzej Nowosielski
Senior Advisor Bathing Waters
Environment Agency
UNCLASSIFIED

2. Waters predicted to be Poor in 2015
In May 2014 we predicted there were 31 poor waters in 2015
Consideration of latest results predicts 28 poor waters in 2015
Review twice a year

3. Predictions of Poor Waters in 2015
Based on
Local conditions
Plans in place
Estimates of what those plans will achieve
Assumptions that weather will not be extreme

4. Waters we estimate will poor in 2015 (28) Blackpool C &N Burnham
Budleigh Salterton
Allonby
Silloth
Fleetwood
East Looe
Cleveleys
Clacton
Weston
Haverigg
Morecambe South
Lancing Beach
Ladram Bay
Ilfracombe
Staithes
Spittal
Porthluney
Porth
Mothecombe
Walpole Bay
Teignmouth
Lyme Regis
Waters we estimate
will poor in 2015 (28)
Instow
Seaton
Henleaze

5. Why are we concerned about poor waters?
Any waters that are poor at the end of the 2015 bathing season will need a sign advising the public not to bathe for the 2016 bathing season.

6. Why is there a concerned about poor waters?
After 2015 we cannot use short term pollution discounting at waters classified as poor.

7. What Are the Pollution Sources?
National Average

8. What Are the Pollution Sources?
Local Picture

9. What Are the Pollution Sources?
Local Picture

10. What Are the Pollution Sources?
Local Picture

11. What Are the Pollution Sources?
Local Picture

12. Environment Agency Estimates.
What will happen?
Environment Agency Estimates.
Assuming - no new actions - we predict that 28 waters will have a sign up advising against bathing in 2016 due to poor classifications in 2015.
5 are currently compliant but unknowns
We expect improvements on other waters between to 2020
Working with Defra and partners to establish how to manage the remaining waters.
5 years of poor - permanent advice against bathing

13. Partnerships & Campaigns
What is being done to manage these waters ?
Animal bird controls
Agricultural work
CSF, walkovers , fencing cattle drinking bays
Partnerships & Campaigns
Examples –
Love My Beach
Turning Tides
Yorkshire BW Partnership
Local Council Partnerships
Business Partnerships
Sewage Control
CSOs and sewage works
STP warnings & discounting
Pollution Source Investigations
Misconnections and other diffuse urban