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Could the upper Avon Estuary ever be a Designated Bathing Water? A belated update.
In recent years, particularly during COVID Lockdowns, the estuary has been used increasingly for swimming and other recreational uses such as by SUPers, kayakers, etc. For example, there has been a Bantham ‘Swoosh’ involving over 1000 swimmers from the Outdoor...
Recreational risks from river & estuary pollution of the Devon Avon (Aune)
The ACA has long been concerned about the potential hazards of recreational use of the Avon Estuary, despite it being swept by tides twice per day (>ECOLOGY>WATER QUALITY). The Sewage Treatment Works at Aveton Gifford and other sources of pollution, as...
AVON ESTUARY WATER QUALITY
Click on the following link for an updated message about the estuary's water quality, biosecurity, etc. Water quality - November 2018e
WILD SWIMMING DANGERS
The Devon Avon is becoming increasingly popular for outdoor or 'wild' swimming but many swimmers seem oblivious to the dangers posed by their poor visibility to power boat owners, in particular. If you are wearing a dark wet suit, you will be almost invisible to boat...
MICROPLASTICS AND MARINE LITTER – TALK
Nigel Mortimer of the AONB has sent this message and link to a recent talk by Prof Richard Thompson.:- During Science Week, earlier this year, I invited you to a couple of talks on plastics ‘The Good, the Bad & the Ugly’ kindly hosted by the Kingsbridge Community...
SURFERS AGAINST SEWAGE CAMPAIGN
The ACA supports the SAS campaign to clean our seas and estuaries of sewage-related materials. The following message was received from SAS on 23rd May 2016:- Today, we’re taking your support for the Sewage Free Seas campaign to Westminster with us to be presented to...
New Bantham owner decries permitted sewage bypasses into Devon Avon
Nicholas Johnston, the new owner of the Bantham Estate, has expressed his support for the long-maintained view of the ACA that the 10 permitted releases of raw sewage into the Avon from the Aveton Gifford sewage treatment works after heavy rainfall should be stopped. ...
THINK BEFORE YOU DIP! There may be harmful bugs in the estuary.
Bathers and watercraft users cannot be protected from microbiological hazards in the upper Avon estuary under the Bathing Waters Directive. The Environment Agency does not monitor recreational waters for microbes unless they are designated as Bathing Waters. The...
Bathing Water designation and microbiological testing for Avon estuary?
This is notice of a formal request – in line with DEFRA policy and guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bathing-waters) - to designate the Devon Avon estuary (Avon GB 510804606000 -Transitional Water) as a site requiring microbiological testing...
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