A nstruther Billow Ness Bathing water Anstruther Billow Ness ID: 229142
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BathingWaterProfileforAnstruther(BillowNess) Anstruther,Scotland _____________ Currentwaterclassification https://www2.sepa.org.uk/BathingWaters/Classifications.aspx _____________ Description covewithrockpools.ItissituatedtothewestofAnstruther harbour. Thedesignatedarealiesbetweentworocky outcropsandisapproximately300metreswide. Duringhighandlowtidestheapproximatedistancetothe informationsee: http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/index.aspx ©CopyrightSarahCharlesworthandlicensed forreuseunderthisCreativeCommons Licence. Sitedetails Localauthority FifeCouncil 2010 WatersamplinglocationNO5627703028 ECbathingwaterID UKS7616087 Catchmentdescription TheimmediatecatchmentdrainingintotheAnstruther(BillowNess)bathingwaterislessthan1km 2 inarea. ofhorticultureandgrassland.ThecatchmentincludespartofthetownofAnstrutherWester.Anstruthergolf courseisadjacenttothebathingwater. TherearenowatercourseswithinthebathingwatercatchmentalthoughtheDreelBurnflowsintothesea Riskstowaterquality Theprincipalrisksandsourceofwetweatherdrivenshorttermpollutionatthisbathingwaterarisefrom surfacewaterurbandrainage,combinedseweroverflowsandtreatedsewageeffluent. Bathingisnotadvisedduringor1-2days afterheavyrainfall.Thisisduetotherisktobathers’healthfromwaterpollution. Ourregulatoryandscientificassessmentindicatesthattherearenosignificantpollutioninputstothisbathing Map1:Anstruther(BillowNess)bathingwater Map2:CatchmentdrainingintoAnstruther(BillowNess)bathingwater Improvingbathingwaterquality Improvingpollutionfromsewageandotherdischarges MostwastewatercollectionandtreatmentservicesinScotlandareprovidedbyScottishWater.Investmentsin theseweragenetworkandintreatmentworkswillcontinuetobeco-ordinatedthroughthenational investmentandplanningprocessforScottishWater. Cyanobacteria(blue-greenalgae) Marinewatersarenotatriskofcyanobacteriaoverproduction. Algae Currentinformationsuggeststhatthisbathingwaterisnotatriskofexcessivegrowthofmacroalgae (seaweed)orphytoplankton. Jellyfish Thereisapossibilityofincreasednumbersofjellyfishinthewaterduringsummermonths.Thisisanaturally occurringphenomenon.Most speciescommontotheUKareharmless.TheMarineConservationSociety advisesto‘lookbutdon’ttouch’. Respondingtopollutionincidents Pleaseuseour24hourhotline(0800807060) toreportpollution.SEPAwillinvestigatetheincidentand contactotherrelevantorganisations.ThatmayincludeScottishMinisters,ScottishWater,thelocalauthority andtherelevanthealthboard.Wherenecessary,measureswillbeputinplacetoresolvetheproblem. Ifbeachusersorbathersareconsideredtobeatrisk,thelocalauthoritywillwarnthepublicbyerectingsigns atthebathingwater.Informationwillalsobeavailableonourwebsite. SEPAwillinvestigatewheneveroursamplingidentifiespollution. Beachusersareencouragedtousethebinsprovidedortotakelitterhome.Beachcleaningandlitterclean-up ismaintained byFifeCouncilforthisbathingwater. Contactdetailsandinformationsources SEPAGlenrothesoffice PentlandCourt TheSaltireCentre Glenrothes KY62DA 01592776910 www.sepa.org.uk FifeCouncil FifeHouse NorthStreet Glenrothes Fife KY75LT 08451550000 fife.council@fife.gov.uk www.fife.gov.uk KeepScotlandBeautiful 01786471333 beach@ksbscotland.org.uk www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org ScottishGovernment VictoriaQuay,Edinburgh,EH66QQ 01312440396 eqcat@scotland.gsi.gov.uk www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Water/15561/bathingwaters Versionnumber: Date: Nextreviewdue: 1.0 Nov2010 1.1 March2014 1.2 June2015 1.3 April2020