Water Quality

 

Sea Water

During the summer months (May to September) the Environment Agency carries out bacteriological testing of the sea water at the borough's beaches. The results are posted on our notice boards located in the car parks at Monks Hill, Salterns Road and Hill Head Sailing Club (please see table below).

Guideline bathing water must meet the guideline standards for faecal coliform, total coliform and faecal streptococci parameters and the mandatory standard for the faecal and total coliform parameters of the Bathing Water Directive 76/160/EEC.

• Excellent - a) total coliform no more than 500 per 100ml

                            b) faecal coliform no more than 100 per100ml

                            c) faecal streptococci no more than 100 per 100ml

• Good - a) total coliform no more than 10,000 per 100ml

                       b) faecal coliform no more than 2,000 per 100ml

                    

• Poor - sample did not meet the required standards in the Directive.

Week Commencing & Water Quality

2010:                                                     2011:

03/05/2010 - Excellent                         02/05/2011 - Excellent                                                     

10/05/2010 - Excellent                         09/05/2011 - Excellent

17/05/2010 - Excellent                         16/05/2011 - Excellent

24/05/2010 - Excellent                         23/05/2011 - Excellent

31/05/2010 - Excellent                         30/05/2011 - Excellent

07/06/2010 - Excellent                         06/06/2011 - Excellent

14/06/2010 - Excellent                         13/06/2011 - Good     

21/06/2010 - Excellent                         20/06/2011 - Excellent

28/06/2010 - Excellent                         27/06/2011 - Excellent

05/07/2010 - Excellent                         04/07/2011 - Excellent

12/07/2010 - Excellent                         11/07/2011 - Excellent

19/07/2010 - Excellent                         18/07/2011 - Excellent

26/07/2010 - Excellent                         25/07/2011 - Excellent

02/08/2010 - Excellent                         01/08/2011 - Good

09/08/2010 - Good                               08/08/2011 - Excellent

16/08/2010 - Excellent                         15/08/2011 - Excellent

23/08/2010 - Good                               22/08/2011 - Excellent

30/08/2010 - Excellent                         29/08/2011 - Good

06/09/2010 - Excellent                         05/09/2011 - Excellent

13/09/2010 - Not sampled                  12/09/2011 - Not sampled

20/09/2010 - Excellent                         19/09/2011 - Excellent

River Water

The Environment Agency also test the water from the River Meon and the River Wallington as well as Fareham Creek and Hook Lake. The results can be found at: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/maps/info/river (this is an external hyperlink).

Enquiries relating to water quality should be directed to the Environmental Health Division of the Department of Regulatory and Democratic Services at regulatory@fareham.gov.uk or by phone 01329 236100.

 

Drinking Water

If you have any problems with drinking water at private premises please contact Portsmouth water tel 023 9249 9888 or Southern Water tel 0845 278 0845 for assistance.

Information on water pollution can be found at the Water Pollution Guide (this is an external hyperlink)

More information can be found on our Private Water Supplies page.