The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

5. WATER

Table 5.15 Bathing Waters Survey results, 1977 Mandatory Standard Guideline Values Bathing Water Number of samples No. of samples with>2,000 faecal coliforms per 100ml No. of samples with > 10,000 total coliforms per 100ml No. of samples with £100 faecal coliforms per 100ml No. of samples with £500 total coliforms per 100ml No. of samples with £100 faecal streptococci per 100ml Level of pass Nairn (East Beach) 20 1 1 10 12 10 Pass-M Cullen* 20 0 0 16 16 17 Pass-M Fraserburgh 20 0 0 8 10 13 Pass-M Aberdeen* 20 0 0 14 16 19 Pass-M Montrose 20 0 0 16 18 18 Pass-G Arbroath (West Links) 20 0 0 12 16 16 Pass-M Carnoustie 20 0 0 14 16 16 Pass-M St Andrews (West Sands) 20 1 0 18 18 19 Pass-G Kinghorn (Pettycur) 20 1 0 12 15 12 Pass-M Aberdour (Silversands) 20 1 0 18 19 19 Pass-G Gullane 20 0 0 16 18 20 Pass-G Yellowcraigs* 20 1 0 12 13 16 Pass-M North Berwick (Milsey Bay) 20 1 0 13 18 12 Pass-M Dunbar (Belhaven) 20 0 0 17 17 18 Pass-G Pease Bay 20 0 0 13 14 18 Pass-M Sandyhills 20 2 0 10 14 13 Fail Girvan 20 4 1 6 10 5 Fail Turnberry 20 1 0 12 13 13 Pass-M Ayr (South Beach) 20 7 1 4 6 6 Fail Prestwick 20 0 0 8 11 7 Pass-M Troon (South Beach) 20 0 0 12 13 7 Pass-M Irvine-Gailes (New Town) 20 3 1 9 10 6 Fail Saltcoats/Ardrossan (South Beach) 20 6 1 2 7 6 Fail Source: SEPA * Sample disregarded due to abnormal weather conditions (allowed under Article 5.2 of the Directive concerning the quality of bathing water (76/160/EEC)).