How safe is your beach? DORSET
The Marine Conservation Society says water quality at our beaches has dropped. In the annual Good Beach Guide, which looks at bathing water quality, fewer beaches passed - and others dropped a classification.
In Dorset, no beaches improved, 10 dropped in rating, and 25 stayed the same.
Key:
Recommended
Achieved MCS Recommended standards – our standard for excellent water quality
Guideline bathing water standards were met, but 100% of samples did not exceed 2,000
E.coli per 100 ml
Local continuous sewage discharges are appropriately treated to remove the majority of
bacteria and viruses using, as a minimum, secondary treatment3
Guideline
Achieved Guideline bathing water standards – our standard for higher water quality
Mandatory bathing water standards were met
80% of samples did not exceed 100 E.coli per 100 ml
90% of samples did not exceed 100 intestinal enterococci per 100 ml4
Mandatory
Achieved Mandatory bathing water standards – our standard for minimum water quality
95% of samples did not exceed 2,000 E.coli per 100 ml5
Fail
Failed Mandatory bathing water standards – did not meet our minimum water quality
standard
Beaches list:
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle.
2013 rating: Mandatory 2012 rating: Recommended
Portland Harbour Castle Cove
2013 rating: Mandatory2012 rating: Recommended
Weymouth Central
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Weymouth Preston (Lodmoor) 2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Church Ope Cove
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Bowleaze Cove 2013 rating: Mandatory 2012 rating: Guideline
Ringstead Bay
2013 rating: Guideline
2012 rating: Recommended
Durdle Door West
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Durdle Door East
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Lulworth Cove2013 rating: Mandatory2012 rating: Guideline
Kimmeridge Bay
2013 rating: Fail
2012 rating: Mandatory
Swanage Central
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Studland Knoll House
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Shell Bay North
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Poole Harbour at Hamworthy Park
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Poole Harbour Lake
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Poole Sandbanks Peninsular
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Poole Shore Road Beach
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Poole Branksome Chine
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Bournemouth Alum Chine
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Bournemouth Durley Chine
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Bournemouth Pier
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Bournemouth Boscombe Pier
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Bournemouth Fisherman's Walk
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Bournemouth Southbourne
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Bournemouth Hengistbury West
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Christchurch Mudeford Sandbank East 2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Christchurch Avon Beach
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Christchurch Friar's Cliff
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Christchurch Highcliffe Castle
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended
Highcliffe
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Christchurch Bay:
2013 rating: Recommended 2012 rating: Recommended