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2013 Bathing Water Profile for Low Newton

http://environment.data.gov.uk/data/bathing-water-profile/ukc2101-04000/2013:1

bathing water description Low Newton Beach is a remote bathing water on the north Northumberland coast. The gently sloping sandy beach is 0.5 kilometres long with the Environment Agency sampling point to the northern end of the bay. more like this
county name Northumberland more like this
macro algae statement Environment Agency research suggests this bathing water does not have a history of large amounts of seaweed (macroalgae). more like this
misconnections statement 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. more like this
phytoplankton statement Environment Agency research suggests this bathing water does not have a history of phytoplankton blooms. more like this
stw outfalls statement There are no sewage treatment outfalls within the bathing beach. Sewage from Low Newton and High Newton area is pumped to Embleton for treatment. more like this
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zoi description The natural drainage (hydrological) catchment surrounding the bathing water is approximately 22 square kilometres. The catchment is relatively flat and comprises mainly of mixed farming. There are a number of small communities within the catchment the majority of which have private sewage treatment arrangements. more like this
bathing water
Low Newton
country England more like this
sampling point
Sampling point at Low Newton
easting 424380
northing 624450
lat 55.513207709216196
long -1.615516489199073
local authority Northumberland more like this
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standard language collection
2013:1
algae general statement 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. more like this
eso outfalls general statement The majority of sewers in England and Wales 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. more like this
local authority general statement 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. more like this
pollution management general statement It is the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales role to drive improvement of water quality at bathing waters that are at risk of failing European 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. more like this
stw outfalls general statement Discharges from sewage treatment works have improved substantially in England and Wales since the 1980s. more like this
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