2024 Bathing Water Profile for Sutton-on-Sea
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Sutton-on-Sea is a small resort with a wide sandy beach. The beach is close to gardens and backed by the town.
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East Lindsey District
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Lincolnshire
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The Environment Agency works closely with water companies, local authorities and others to investigate any sources of contamination and to improve water quality at this bathing water. The Environment Agency attend regular meetings with these groups to ensure that any potential concerns about water quality are dealt with quickly.
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Improvements have been made to storm overflows and where there were leaks in the sewers. This bathing water is included in the Surfers Against Sewage “Safer Seas Service”. This service can alert you to Combined Storm Sewer Overflow discharges via a phone App and in addition, it includes the Environment Agency Pollution Risk Forecast warnings where they are available. Further details of the service can be found at - http://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/
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Anglian Water has worked with the Environment Agency over a long period to help make improvements to their sewerage infrastructure. This has contributed towards major improvements in bathing water quality in this area.
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The Environment Agency works with Local Authorities to identify and rectify potential issues which may affect bathing waters.
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For the four year (2020-2023) assessment period where data is available, seaweed (macroalgae) was not noted at this site. This bathing water does not have a history of large amounts of seaweed (macro algae). The beach is sandy.
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Modern sewerage systems have two separate systems, one takes foul sewage to sewage treatment, the other takes rainwater runoff through surface water drains to rivers, lakes and the sea. Misconnections occur when waste water pipes are plumbed into surface water drains instead of the foul water sewerage system. This can give rise to pollution when the waste water is discharged directly to the environment through the surface water drain. For example, a washing machine or toilet may be incorrectly plumbed so that it discharges to the surface drain rather than the foul sewage drain.
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For the four year (2020-2023) assessment period where data is available, phytoplankton (microscopic algae) was not assessed as being sufficient to be objectionable, but was observed as being present on 3% of visits. Phytoplankton (microscopic algae) naturally increase in number at certain times of the year. This process is known as a phytoplankton bloom. This bathing water does not have a history of phytoplankton blooms. The risks to human health from contact, ingestion or inhalation with marine algae that currently occur in UK coastal waters are considered to be low. However, some individuals may be more sensitive and display some reactions. A common marine algae found in UK coastal waters is Phaeocystis, which is often mistaken for sewage as it forms foam and a brown scum, but it is non-toxic.
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There are no active pollution risk forecasts made at this bathing water. However any bathing water has the potential to be affected by a pollution incident and if this occurs a pollution risk warning with associated advice against bathing will be issued on this website.
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2024 Bathing Water Profile for Sutton-on-Sea
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2024-09-30
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2024-05-01
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Mablethorpe Sewage Treatment works was upgraded by Anglian Water in 1995, and Ultra Violet disinfection was put in place to protect the quality of the bathing water. Alford Sewage Treatment Works and Strubby Sewage Treatment Works discharge treated sewage to the Woldgrift drain, both of these Sewage Treatment Works are small. These sewage treatment works do not affect the bathing water compliance.
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Environment Agency samplers make observations of litter present on the beach at every visit, this includes assessments of sewage debris, litter and tar. At Sutton-on-Sea for the four year (2020-2023) assessment period where data is available, sewage debris was not noted at this site. Litter was not assessed as being sufficient to be objectionable, but was observed as being present on 45% of visits. Tarry residue was not noted at this site.
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The Environment Agency works with farmers to promote best practice and reduce potential sources of contamination. Part of the catchment area around Sutton-on-Sea is within a Catchment Sensitive Farming Medium Priority area. Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) is a partnership between Defra, the Environment Agency and Natural England. It works with farmers to reduce water pollution from agriculture.
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The Environment Agency works closely with large caravan park operators and other businesses to provide advice and guidance.
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The Wold Grift drain and the Boy Grift drain both flow through rural catchments near Sutton-on-Sea. The Wold Grift drain outflows to the sea 2km to the north of the beach, and the Boy Grift drain 2.5 km to the south.
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Sutton-on-Sea
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Sampling point at Sutton-on-Sea
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552242
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53.31461492256482
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0.283819652889238
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Sampling point at Sutton-on-Sea
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Seaweed (macroalgae) and phytoplankton (microscopic algae) are a natural part of the marine and freshwater environment. Below we note whether these have been recorded in quantities sufficient to be a nuisance.
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The majority of sewers in England are “combined sewers” and carry both sewage and surface water from roofs and drains. A storm overflow operates during heavy rainfall when the sewerage system becomes overwhelmed by the amount of surface water. The overflow prevents sewage from backing up pipes and flooding properties and gardens. An emergency overflow will only operate infrequently, for example due to pump failure or blockage in the sewerage system.
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Heavy rain falling on pavements and roads often flows into surface water drains or highway drains, ending up in local rivers and ultimately the sea. The quality of bathing water may be adversely affected as a result of such events.
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It is the Environment Agency's role to drive improvement of water quality at bathing waters that are at risk of failing higher standards. It is natural for water to run off the land to the sea. Water quality at a bathing water is dependent upon the type and area of land (the catchment) draining to the water and the activities undertaken in that catchment.
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Discharges from sewage treatment works have improved substantially in England since the 1980s.
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