HC Deb 06 March 1990 vol 168 cc568-9W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report for (a) Langland bay and (b) Limeslade bay (i) the dates in 1989 when total coliforms and E. Coli samples were taken, (ii) the corresponding total coliforms and E. Coli results for each date and (iii) the EEC Bathing Waters Directive (76/160/EEC) conforming level for both total coliforms and E. Coli.

Mr. Grist

The information is as follows:

Langland Bay Limeslade Bay
Date of Sample 1989 Total Coliforms per 100 ml E. Coli per 100 ml Total Coliforms per 100 ml E. Coli per 100 ml
19 September 13,000 10,000 2,200 2.000
26 September 2,000 100 3,000 650

A bathing water conforms with the bacteriological standards of the EC bathing water directive if 95 per cent. of samples taken do not exceed 10,000 total coliforms per 100 ml and 2,000 E.Coli per 100 ml.

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