How safe is your beach? SUSSEX
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 Sussex, 2 beaches improved, 8 dropped in rating, and 18 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
Sussex beaches:
West Wittering, West Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Selsey, West Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Mandatory
Pagham, West Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Bognor Regis (Aldwick), West Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Bognor Regis East, West Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Felpham, West Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Mandatory
Littlehampton, West Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Worthing, West Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Lancing, Beach Green, West Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Mandatory
Southwick, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Hove West, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Hove, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Brighton Central, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Brighton Kemptown, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Saltdean, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Mandatory
Seaford, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Birling Gap, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Eastbourne, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Pevensey Bay, East Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Guideline
Norman's Bay, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Cooden Beach, East Sussex
2013 rating: Recommended
2012 rating: Recommended
Bexhill, East Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Mandatory
St Leonards, East Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended
Hastings, East Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Mandatory
Winchelsea, East Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Mandatory
Camber, East Sussex
2013 rating: Mandatory
2012 rating: Recommended