Sandgate Beach: Some of Kent's Cleanest Bathing Water in June 2011 Tests
4 Jul 2011
Tests on bathing water quality at the end of June 2011 by the Environment Agency on all Kent beaches have shown Sandgate beach has amongst the best bathing water quality in the county. Other beaches in Shepway also scored well.
The results of bathing water tests taken on 20th and 21st of June 2011 were:
Total | Faecal | Faecal | ||||
Site | Point | Date | Time | coliforms | coliforms | streptococci |
SHEERNESS | E0000007 | 20/06/2011 | 1302 | 410 | 577 | 68 |
MINSTER LEAS | E0004879 | 20/06/2011 | 1321 | < 10 | 8 | 2 |
LEYSDOWN | E0000011 | 20/06/2011 | 1346 | < 10 | < 2 | 9 |
WEST BEACH, WHITSTABLE | E0000015 | 20/06/2011 | 1215 | < 10 | < 2 | < 2 |
TANKERTON EC BATHING | E0004744 | 20/06/2011 | 1148 | 27 | 6 | 8 |
HERNE BAY CENTRAL EC BW | E0017452 | 20/06/2011 | 1130 | 18 | 6 | 8 |
HERNE BAY | E0000021 | 20/06/2011 | 1117 | 36 | 6 | 6 |
MINNIS BAY | E0000024 | 20/06/2011 | 1047 | < 10 | < 2 | 2 |
WESTGATE BAY | E0000025 | 20/06/2011 | 1023 | < 10 | 2 | 6 |
ST.MILDREDS BAY | E0000026 | 20/06/2011 | 1000 | < 10 | < 2 | < 2 |
WESTBROOK BAY | E0000028 | 20/06/2011 | 1028 | 18 | 2 | 8 |
MARGATE THE BAY | E0000029 | 20/06/2011 | 1048 | < 10 | 17 | 2 |
MARGATE FULSAM ROCK | E0000030 | 20/06/2011 | 1112 | 18 | < 2 | < 2 |
WALPOLE BAY | E0000031 | 21/06/2011 | 1429 | < 10 | 8 | 62 |
BOTANY BAY | E0000037 | 20/06/2011 | 1145 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
JOSS BAY | E0000038 | 20/06/2011 | 1201 | < 10 | 8 | 6 |
BROADSTAIRS STONE BAY | E0000042 | 20/06/2011 | 1257 | 18 | 15 | 8 |
BROADSTAIRS, VIKING BAY | E0000051 | 20/06/2011 | 1309 | < 10 | 6 | 8 |
RAMSGATE SANDS | E0000053 | 20/06/2011 | 1428 | 45 | 10 | < 2 |
RAMSGATE WESTERN UNDERCLIFF | E0000057 | 20/06/2011 | 1433 | 81 | 30 | 2 |
SANDWICH BAY | E0000059 | 20/06/2011 | 1507 | 113 | 37 | 86 |
DEAL CASTLE | E0000063 | 20/06/2011 | 1527 | 162 | 140 | 72 |
ST MARGARETS BAY | E0000071 | 21/06/2011 | 1030 | < 10 | 13 | 13 |
FOLKESTONE | E0000086 | 21/06/2011 | 1107 | 27 | 42 | 41 |
SANDGATE | E0000092 | 21/06/2011 | 1128 | < 10 | 2 | < 2 |
HYTHE | E0000093 | 21/06/2011 | 1137 | 72 | 104 | 4 |
DYMCHURCH EC | E0004745 | 21/06/2011 | 1159 | < 10 | 13 | 8 |
ST MARY'S BAY | E0000101 | 21/06/2011 | 1210 | < 10 | 17 | 20 |
LITTLESTONE | E0000102 | 21/06/2011 | 1318 | 72 | 94 | 8 |
CAMBER SANDS | E0000109 | 21/06/2011 | 1355 | 27 | 54 | 6 |
WINCHELSEA | E0000111 | 21/06/2011 | 1417 | 230 | 154 | 10 |