2019 Bathing Water Profile for Moggs Eye
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Moggs Eye beach is also known as Huttoft beach and is a quiet rural beach. It is sandy and surrounded by dunes and unspoilt countryside.
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Lincolnshire
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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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There are no emergency or storm overflows which affect this bathing water 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 sewerage infrastructure. This has contributed towards major improvements in bathing water quality.
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For the four year (2015-2018) 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 (2015-2018) assessment period where data is available, phytoplankton (microscopic algae) was not noted at this site. 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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2019 Bathing Water Profile for Moggs Eye
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2019-09-30
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2019-05-01
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The Anderby Creek does not affect the bathing water compliance.
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There are two Sewage Treatment Works nearby. These are Ingoldmells and Anderby. Improvements were made to Ingoldmells Sewage Treatment Works by Anglian Water in 2001 to protect the bathing water quality. Anderby Sewage Treatment Works is small and discharges into Anderby main drain and Anderby Creek before reaching the sea. These sewage treatment works do not affect 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 Moggs Eye for the four year (2015-2018) assessment period where data is available, sewage debris was not noted at this site. Litter was assessed as being sufficient to be objectionable for 2% of visits, with 65% of visits noting the presence of litter. Tarry residue was not noted at this site.
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Moggs Eye area has been within the Lincolnshire Coast Rivers Catchment Sensitive Farming area. Catchment Sensitive Farming is a partnership between Natural England and the Environment Agency and aims to work with farmers to enhance farming practices and reduce run off from farmlands. Events include giving advice on good farming practice as well as offering farm visits and surveys of the area to identify potential risks.
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The Environment Agency work closely with large caravan parks operators to provide advice and guidance.
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The Anderby Creek flows through a small rural catchment. It outflows to the sea 1.5 km to the south of Moggs Eye beach.
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Huttoft and Marsh Yard
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Huttoft and Marsh Yard
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Sampling point at Huttoft and Marsh Yard
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554698
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53.27302981010478
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0.318439111596705
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377620
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Sampling point at Huttoft and Marsh Yard
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2019 09300:1
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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 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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