Bathing water quality can be affected by South Newsham Burn and an unnamed burn which discharge from a large outfall to the beach, particularly after heavy rainfall.
This bathing water is subject to short term pollution procedures. The Environment Agency makes a daily pollution risk forecast based on the effects of rain, tide, wind and seasonality. These factors affect the levels of bacteria that get washed into the sea from livestock, sewage and urban drainage via rivers and streams and how they disperse.
When short term pollution is likely a pollution risk warning is issued and a warning is displayed at this bathing water and online.
After a pollution risk warning, levels of bacteria usually return to normal after a day or so, but it’s possible to have several warning days in a row. In 2021 6 pollution risk warnings were issued at this bathing water.
