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| bathing water description |
At low tide, Druidston Haven is a 750 metre sandy beach, lying in front of high rocky
cliffs facing west out into St Brides Bay. Two small streams drain onto the bathing
water from steep sided pastoral land. The bathing water lies within the Pembrokeshire
Marine Special Area of Conservation and the cliffs to the north and south form part
of the Newgale to Little Haven Site of Special Scientific Interest. The bathing water
is also located within Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, further highlighting the
environmental value of the area. The bathing water sample point lies at the centre
of the beach.
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| county name |
Pembrokeshire |
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| eso outfalls statement |
There are no storm overflows which affect this bathing water. |
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| history statement |
Due to the low level of development in the catchment there is no public sewerage infrastructure. |
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| investigations statement |
This beach is newly designated for 2012. Investigations carried out by Natural Resources
Wales during 2012 will identify potential pollution sources to the bathing water and
seek to reduce their impact.
Inspections are carried out in partnership with the Pembrokeshire County Council and
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. These are carried out pre-season (before the 15th of May) and
mid-season, if required (during the bathing water season).
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| local authority statement |
Natural Resources Wales and Pembrokeshire County Council will be working together
to improve the bathing water quality at Druidston Haven.
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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 |
Wrongly connected waste water pipes can affect the water quality of rivers and the
sea. Any misconnections are investigated by Pembrokeshire County Council.
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 does not have a history of such blooms.
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| stw outfalls statement |
There are no sewage treatment works outfalls which affect this bathing water. |
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| visible pollution statement |
Natural Resources Wales samplers make visual observations of the beach at every visit.
This includes assessments of sewage debris, animal faeces, litter and oil or tar.
At Druidston Haven, data are available for the four year assessment period from 2020-2023.
Sewage debris was observed in trace amounts on less than ten per cent of occasions.
Trace amounts of animal faeces were noted at the site on a minority of occasions.
Trace amounts of litter were observed at the bathing water on between forty and fifty
per cent of occasions. Oil and tarry residues were not noted at this site.
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| zoi description |
The natural drainage (hydrological) catchment surrounding the bathing water is 2.3
square kilometres and largely consists of pastoral grazing land with small settlements
and farm buildings.
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| local authority |
Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire |
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| standard language collection |
2023-38340:1
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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 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 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. The following sections serve to highlight potential sources of
pollution, conditions under which they may arise and measures being put in place to
improve water quality.
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| stw outfalls general statement |
Discharges from sewage treatment works have improved substantially in Wales since
the 1980s.
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