2024 Bathing Water Profile for Anderby
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Anderby beach is a quiet beach between Skegness and Mablethorpe. It is a sandy beach with dunes.
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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 that 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 their sewerage infrastructure around Anderby. This has contributed towards major improvements in bathing water quality.
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2024 Bathing Water Profile for Anderby
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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 assessed as being sufficient to be objectionable, but was observed as being present on 7% of visits. 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 4% 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 Anderby
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2024-09-30
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2024-05-01
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This bathing water typically achieves a high water quality standard. Streams can be the source of reduced water quality, however, the Anderby Creek to the south of the beach is not known to affect bathing water compliance.
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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 the bathing water profile.
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The Anderby Creek is not known to affect bathing water compliance.
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Anderby Sewage Treatment Works discharges into Anderby main drain before reaching the sea. This sewage treatment works is not thought to 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 Anderby 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 72% 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
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The Environment Agency works with large caravan park operators and other businesses to provide advice and guidance.
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The Anderby Creek outflows to the sea just south of the bathing water. It flows through a small rural catchment.
