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bathing water description |
The beach is gently sloping and made up of sand and pebble. On a low tide, ancient
peat beds are exposed on the west side of the bay, near to the boat lane. The beach
is backed by the village of Port Eynon, with a car park in the immediate vicinity
and sand dunes stretching east to Horton. The headlands form part of a Site of Special
Scientific Interest, whilst the bay area makes up part of the Carmarthenshire Estuary
Special Area of Conservation. The designated sample point is located opposite the
roundabout, at the western end of the Bay.
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county name |
Swansea |
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eso outfalls statement |
Overton Sewage Treatment Works has a storm overflow. This protects domestic properties
in the area from being flooded by sewage during periods of heavy rainfall.
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history statement |
Natural Resources Wales has developed a good working relationship with Dŵr Cymru Welsh
Water and liaises regularly to identify problems that could affect bathing water quality.
The outfalls from Oxwich and Overton Sewage Treatment Works are both approximately
2 kilometres either side of Port Eynon beach. Neither of these treatment works have
been associated with bathing water quality failures. Recent work carried out at Oxwich
STW by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has improved the quality of it's final effluent.
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investigations statement |
Natural Resources Wales works to establish sources of pollution around Port Eynon.
Some of this work is carried out in partnership with the City and County of Swansea
and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water.
Inspections are carried out by Natural Resources Wales in partnership with the local
authority and the water company. These are carried out pre-season (before the 1st
of May) and mid-season, if required (during the bathing water season).
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macro algae statement |
This bathing water does not have a history of large amounts of seaweed (macroalgae). |
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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.
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phytoplankton statement |
Phytoplankton (microscopic algae) naturally increase in number at certain times of
the year. This process is known as a phytoplankton bloom. These algal blooms can occur
at any beach during the bathing season and are usually noticeable by a surface scum.
This beach has a history of such blooms.
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stw outfalls statement |
There are no sewage treatment works outfalls that discharge directly onto Port Eynon
beach. As mentioned previously, the nearest outfalls are from Oxwich and Overton STWs.
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zoi description |
The natural drainage (hydrological) catchment surrounding Port Eynon comprises of
steep sides, with a flat dune area behind the beach. A small stream runs on to the
beach half a mile to the east of the bathing water sample point. This stream is often
dry in the summer months. The limestone rocks in the area allow any rain falling onto
the land to percolate through the rock fissures and emerge on the beach in the form
of springs.
The majority of the land use in the catchment is sheep and cattle farming, with a
small amount of arable farming. There are several static caravan and camping sites,
holiday accommodation and small villages in the surrounding area.
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bathing water |
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local authority |
Abertawe - Swansea |
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standard language collection |
2014-37500:1
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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stw outfalls general statement |
Discharges from sewage treatment works have improved substantially in England and
Wales since the 1980s.
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