Water Quality

Latest water quality results are shown on the Chichester District Council website.

Updates on future discharges will be circulated to sailing clubs and posted on this page in the Discharge History chart.

DISCHARGE HISTORY

Record of discharges since 1 January 2011. Please note this is the best information available, the discharge may not have been continual between the dates shown.

See the archive page for discharge history from 1 April 2008.

 

Start - Date/Time

Stop- Date/Time

Period (mins)

16/04/2013 10:40	16/04/2013 10:49	9
16/04/2013 09:13	16/04/2013 10:21	68
16/04/2013 08:30	16/04/2013 09:08	38
15/04/2013 21:14	15/04/2013 21:30	16
15/04/2013 20:21	15/04/2013 21:07	46
15/04/2013 19:57	15/04/2013 20:16	19
15/04/2013 19:08	15/04/2013 19:50	42
15/04/2013 18:40	15/04/2013 19:01	21
15/04/2013 18:26	15/04/2013 18:35	9
15/04/2013 14:42	15/04/2013 14:57	15
15/04/2013 14:18	15/04/2013 14:32	14
15/04/2013 13:52	15/04/2013 14:09	17
15/04/2013 13:25	15/04/2013 13:45	20
15/04/2013 13:03	15/04/2013 13:20	17
15/04/2013 07:21	15/04/2013 12:59	338
14/04/2013 23:40	14/04/2013 23:53	13
14/04/2013 23:19	14/04/2013 23:34	15
14/04/2013 17:25	14/04/2013 23:07	342
14/04/2013 07:35	14/04/2013 17:21	586

12/04/2013 14:23	12/04/2013 14:40	17
12/04/2013 13:33	12/04/2013 14:11	38
12/04/2013 13:06	12/04/2013 13:25	18
12/04/2013 11:35	12/04/2013 12:59	84

28/03/2013 09:41	28/03/2013 11:54	133
27/03/2013 20:22	27/03/2013 20:47	24
27/03/2013 14:50	27/03/2013 15:00	10
27/03/2013 14:02	27/03/2013 14:13	11
27/03/2013 13:41	27/03/2013 13:51	10
27/03/2013 08:50	27/03/2013 13:08	258
26/03/2013 22:49	26/03/2013 22:53	4
26/03/2013 22:20	26/03/2013 22:26	6
26/03/2013 21:24	26/03/2013 21:47	22
26/03/2013 21:00	26/03/2013 21:20	20
26/03/2013 18:35	26/03/2013 20:56	140
26/03/2013 18:16	26/03/2013 18:22	6
26/03/2013 17:50	26/03/2013 17:58	8
26/03/2013 16:03	26/03/2013 16:19	15
26/03/2013 15:39	26/03/2013 15:56	16
26/03/2013 14:25	26/03/2013 15:29	64
26/03/2013 08:16	26/03/2013 14:16	360
26/03/2013 00:05	26/03/2013 00:19	13
25/03/2013 23:35	25/03/2013 23:52	16
25/03/2013 19:48	25/03/2013 23:31	223
25/03/2013 07:57	25/03/2013 19:45	708
25/03/2013 00:56	25/03/2013 01:05	9
23/03/2013 03:31	25/03/2013 00:40	2708
Delayed Reporting

25/02/2013 20:29	25/02/2013 21:03	33
25/02/2013 14:53	25/02/2013 15:13	19
25/02/2013 13:55	25/02/2013 14:10	14
25/02/2013 09:30	25/02/2013 13:27	237

24/02/2013 21:08	24/02/2013 21:17	9
24/02/2013 20:31	24/02/2013 20:52	21
24/02/2013 19:48	24/02/2013 20:01	13
24/02/2013 19:26	24/02/2013 19:40	14
24/02/2013 14:42	24/02/2013 15:17	35
24/02/2013 10:33	24/02/2013 14:32	239
23/02/2013 21:03	23/02/2013 21:18	15
23/02/2013 20:40	23/02/2013 20:58	18
23/02/2013 00:32	23/02/2013 00:43	11
22/02/2013 23:23	23/02/2013 00:08	45
22/02/2013 22:47	22/02/2013 23:21	34
22/02/2013 21:21	22/02/2013 22:24	63
22/02/2013 08:31	22/02/2013 21:17	766
21/02/2013 08:04	22/02/2013 00:48	1004
21/02/2013 07:53	21/02/2013 08:00	7
21/02/2013 01:08	21/02/2013 02:12	63
20/02/2013 06:59	20/02/2013 23:43	1004
20/02/2013 05:51	20/02/2013 06:04	13
20/02/2013 04:29	20/02/2013 04:34	5
20/02/2013 03:54	20/02/2013 04:02	8
20/02/2013 03:00	20/02/2013 03:08	8
20/02/2013 02:10	20/02/2013 02:26	16
19/02/2013 05:50	20/02/2013 02:08	1218
19/02/2013 04:59	19/02/2013 05:39	40
19/02/2013 04:11	19/02/2013 04:49	38
17/02/2013 19:51	17/02/2013 19:55	4
17/02/2013 16:35	17/02/2013 16:39	4
17/02/2013 15:58	17/02/2013 16:02	4
17/02/2013 14:26	17/02/2013 14:30	4
17/02/2013 13:48	17/02/2013 13:52	4
17/02/2013 12:39	17/02/2013 12:43	4
17/02/2013 12:16	17/02/2013 12:24	8
10/02/2013 00:34	10/02/2013 20:35	1201

22/01/2013 07:09

09/02/2013 23:50

26921

22/01/2013 06:30

22/01/2013 07:07

37

22/01/2013 05:23	22/01/2013 05:38	15
22/01/2013 04:40	22/01/2013 05:15	35
22/01/2013 03:56	22/01/2013 04:16	20
22/01/2013 03:37	22/01/2013 03:51	14
22/01/2013 03:16	22/01/2013 03:25	9
22/01/2013 02:18	22/01/2013 03:06	48
21/01/2013 07:05	22/01/2013 02:13	1148

21/01/2013 06:23

21/01/2013 07:02

39

21/01/2013 05:27	21/01/2013 06:17	50
21/01/2013 05:04	21/01/2013 05:22	18
14/12/2012 08:53	21/01/2013 05:02	54489

13/12/2012 19:15	13/12/2012 21:07	112
13/12/2012 15:32	13/12/2012 15:43	11
13/12/2012 08:48	13/12/2012 14:50	362

12/12/2012 23:40	13/12/2012 00:04	24
12/12/2012 22:39	12/12/2012 23:10	31
12/12/2012 19:22	12/12/2012 22:21	179
12/12/2012 18:20	12/12/2012 19:03	43
12/12/2012 17:41	12/12/2012 18:12	31
12/12/2012 17:15	12/12/2012 17:23	8
12/12/2012 16:33	12/12/2012 16:59	26
12/12/2012 15:51	12/12/2012 16:23	32
12/12/2012 11:29	12/12/2012 15:33	244

12/12/2012 08:43

12/12/2012 11:27

164

12/12/2012 00:14	12/12/2012 00:19	5
11/12/2012 23:43	11/12/2012 23:55	12
11/12/2012 22:42	11/12/2012 23:27	45
11/12/2012 19:23	11/12/2012 22:33	190
11/12/2012 18:50	11/12/2012 19:20	30
11/12/2012 17:52	11/12/2012 18:29	37
11/12/2012 08:20	11/12/2012 17:42	562

11/12/2012 00:31	11/12/2012 00:54	23
11/12/2012 00:20	11/12/2012 00:28	8
10/12/2012 22:38	11/12/2012 00:09	91
10/12/2012 08:07	10/12/2012 22:29	862

09/12/2012 08:58	10/12/2012 00:53	955
08/12/2012 07:42	09/12/2012 02:18	1116
06/12/2012 08:17	08/12/2012 04:28	2651
06/12/2012 08:04	06/12/2012 08:11	7
06/12/2012 01:23	06/12/2012 01:31	8
06/12/2012 00:25	06/12/2012 00:37	12
06/12/2012 00:07	06/12/2012 00:21	14
05/12/2012 07:33	06/12/2012 00:03	990
05/12/2012 01:02	05/12/2012 02:05	63
04/12/2012 07:02	05/12/2012 00:59	1077
04/12/2012 04:35	04/12/2012 06:58	143
02/12/2012 08:29	04/12/2012 04:25	2636

02/12/2012 08:10	02/12/2012 08:18	8
02/12/2012 03:09	02/12/2012 03:46	37
01/12/2012 07:02	02/12/2012 02:54	1192
24/11/2012 07:48	01/12/2012 06:59	10030

24/11/2012 07:25	24/11/2012 07:39	14
24/11/2012 05:19	24/11/2012 05:33	13
24/11/2012 02:06	24/11/2012 03:36	90

22/11/2012 08:11

24/11/2012 02:00

2509

21/11/2012 13:14

22/11/2012 02:24

790

14/11/2012 10:51	14/11/2012 11:57	66
13/11/2012 09:07	13/11/2012 13:27	259

12/11/2012 23:42	12/11/2012 23:58	16
12/11/2012 14:23	12/11/2012 22:54	511
11/11/2012 12:06	11/11/2012 13:28	82
11/11/2012 11:39	11/11/2012 11:59	20
10/11/2012 10:03	10/11/2012 16:02	359
09/11/2012 23:45	10/11/2012 00:05	20
09/11/2012 20:42	09/11/2012 21:24	42
09/11/2012 17:54	09/11/2012 20:37	163
09/11/2012 14:31	09/11/2012 15:16	45
09/11/2012 08:25	09/11/2012 14:25	360
08/11/2012 23:42	09/11/2012 00:03	21
08/11/2012 18:29	08/11/2012 23:15	285
08/11/2012 08:03	08/11/2012 18:26	623

08/11/2012 00:35	08/11/2012 01:17	42
07/11/2012 07:44	08/11/2012 00:32	1008

07/11/2012 01:57	07/11/2012 02:30	32
06/11/2012 02:31	07/11/2012 01:46	1395
04/11/2012 01:11	06/11/2012 02:27	2956

03/11/2012 01:14	03/11/2012 23:45	1351
02/11/2012 16:41	02/11/2012 23:41	420
02/11/2012 08:07	02/11/2012 16:37	510
02/11/2012 00:50	02/11/2012 01:55	65
01/11/2012 08:46	01/11/2012 23:52	906

26/10/2012 09:54	26/10/2012 17:27	453
25/10/2012 19:44	25/10/2012 19:55	11
25/10/2012 12:49	25/10/2012 13:09	20
25/10/2012 11:47	25/10/2012 12:27	40
25/10/2012 08:47	25/10/2012 11:33	166
24/10/2012 21:30	24/10/2012 21:58	28
24/10/2012 19:34	24/10/2012 21:08	94
24/10/2012 18:28	24/10/2012 19:29	61
24/10/2012 17:13	24/10/2012 17:24	11
24/10/2012 15:20	24/10/2012 15:37	17
24/10/2012 14:43	24/10/2012 14:55	12

23/10/2012 18:18	23/10/2012 23:17	299
23/10/2012 16:47	23/10/2012 18:15	88
23/10/2012 15:54	23/10/2012 16:35	41
23/10/2012 14:12	23/10/2012 15:43	91
23/10/2012 07:16	23/10/2012 14:09	413

23/10/2012 00:37	23/10/2012 01:04	26
22/10/2012 23:42	23/10/2012 00:13	30
22/10/2012 06:38	22/10/2012 23:31	1012
20/10/2012 05:59	22/10/2012 00:58	2579

20/10/2012 04:57	20/10/2012 05:44	47
18/10/2012 04:26	20/10/2012 04:52	2906
17/10/2012 02:48	18/10/2012 01:05	1337
16/10/2012 20:17	16/10/2012 20:30	12
16/10/2012 12:34	16/10/2012 12:59	24
16/10/2012 07:47	16/10/2012 12:17	269
16/10/2012 00:58	16/10/2012 02:00	62
15/10/2012 21:06	15/10/2012 23:48	162
15/10/2012 20:01	15/10/2012 20:09	8
15/10/2012 12:21	15/10/2012 13:08	47
15/10/2012 08:53	15/10/2012 12:05	192
14/10/2012 21:16	14/10/2012 21:33	17
14/10/2012 20:00	14/10/2012 20:36	36
14/10/2012 18:52	14/10/2012 19:34	42
14/10/2012 18:24	14/10/2012 18:33	9
14/10/2012 15:31	14/10/2012 16:00	29
14/10/2012 07:22	14/10/2012 15:05	463
14/10/2012 06:31	14/10/2012 07:06	35
14/10/2012 05:33	14/10/2012 06:06	32
14/10/2012 04:20	14/10/2012 05:04	43
14/10/2012 03:20	14/10/2012 04:04	43
14/10/2012 02:18	14/10/2012 03:06	47
14/10/2012 01:57	14/10/2012 02:11	14
13/10/2012 23:10	13/10/2012 23:39	28
13/10/2012 22:05	13/10/2012 22:50	44
13/10/2012 07:43	13/10/2012 21:54	850
13/10/2012 00:37	13/10/2012 01:01	24
11/10/2012 07:43	13/10/2012 00:26	2442

10/10/2012 22:59	10/10/2012 23:42	42
10/10/2012 14:53	10/10/2012 22:38	464
10/10/2012 06:31	10/10/2012 14:52	501
10/10/2012 02:14	10/10/2012 03:53	99
10/10/2012 01:04	10/10/2012 01:56	52
09/10/2012 12:30	10/10/2012 00:54	743
09/10/2012 11:23	09/10/2012 11:55	31
09/10/2012 10:44	09/10/2012 10:56	11
08/10/2012 18:42	08/10/2012 20:49	127
08/10/2012 15:18	08/10/2012 15:33	14
08/10/2012 14:16	08/10/2012 14:28	12
08/10/2012 08:21	08/10/2012 14:15	353

07/10/2012 19:54	07/10/2012 20:05	11
07/10/2012 18:55	07/10/2012 19:03	8
07/10/2012 14:45	07/10/2012 15:00	15
07/10/2012 14:22	07/10/2012 14:38	16
07/10/2012 13:14	07/10/2012 13:58	44
07/10/2012 07:23	07/10/2012 13:04	341
07/10/2012 06:24	07/10/2012 06:58	34
07/10/2012 05:18	07/10/2012 05:57	39
07/10/2012 04:18	07/10/2012 05:03	45
07/10/2012 03:16	07/10/2012 04:00	44
07/10/2012 02:09	07/10/2012 02:59	50
07/10/2012 00:50	07/10/2012 02:00	70
06/10/2012 03:33	06/10/2012 23:41	1208
05/10/2012 23:16	06/10/2012 00:01	44
05/10/2012 22:15	05/10/2012 22:57	42
05/10/2012 21:12	05/10/2012 22:01	48
05/10/2012 16:48	05/10/2012 20:56	248
05/10/2012 13:54	05/10/2012 14:54	60
05/10/2012 13:01	05/10/2012 13:51	49
05/10/2012 12:03	05/10/2012 12:59	56
05/10/2012 06:50	05/10/2012 12:02	312
05/10/2012 03:08	05/10/2012 05:11	123

05-Oct

03:08

05-Oct

05:11

2hrs 2 mins

04-Oct	08:41	04-Oct	10:52	2 hrs 11 mins
03-Oct	20:24	03-Oct	23:43	3 hrs 19 mins
03-Oct	20:04	03-Oct	20:14	10mins
03-Oct	10:48	03-Oct	13:55	3 hrs 7mins

02-Oct	19:05	02-Oct	23:20	4hrs 15mins
02-Oct	15:58	02-Oct	17:09	1hr 11mins
02-Oct	15:54	02-Oct	13:52	58mins
02-Oct	11:23	02-Oct	12:51	1hr 18mins
02-Oct	08:40	02-Oct	10:49	2 hrs 9mins
01-Oct	20:12	01-Oct	22:20	2hrs 8 mins

29-Sep	10:55	29-Sep	11:50	55mins
29-Sep	10:38	29-Sep	10:51	13mins
28-Sep	18:46	28-Sep	19:57	1hr 11mins
28-Sep	08:07	28-Sep	13:36	4hrs 28mins

28-Sep

08:07

28-Sep

12:36

4hrs 28 mins

27-Sep	22:10	27-Sep	22:37	27 mins
26-Sep	00:36	27-Sep	21:44	45hrs 7mins

24-Sep	19:56	24-Sep	20:36	40 mins
24-Sep	19:00	24-Sep	19:39	39 mins
24-Sep	18:27	24-Sep	18:34	8 mins
24-Sep	17:06	24-Sep	17:33	27 mins
24-Sep	16:47	24-Sep	16:56	9 mins
24-Sep	09:33	24-Sep	15:47	6hrs 14mins

31-Aug

11:56

31-Aug

19:28

3 hrs 5 mins

 

30-Aug	11:57	30-Aug	11:57	1 hr 24 mins
30-Aug	10:22	30-Aug	10:22	6 mins
29-Aug	23:18	29-Aug	23:18	13 mins
29-Aug	22:18	29-Aug	22:18	26 mins
29-Aug	21:22	29-Aug	21:22	8 hrs 57 mins
29-Aug	12:15	29-Aug	12:15	10 mins

28-Aug

08:18

28-Aug

12:49

4hrs 31mins

26-Aug	10:25	26-Aug	11:34	1hrs 9 mins
25-Aug	20:00	25-Aug	20:07	7 mins
25-Aug	08:32	25-Aug	13:39	5hrs 6mins
24-Aug	18:56	24-Aug	23:02	4hrs 6mins

22-Aug

11:08

22-Aug

11:21

13 mins

21-Aug	12:33	21-Aug	12:43	9 mins
21-Aug	10:41	21-Aug	10:49	7mins

17-Aug

10:37

20-Aug

11:34

72hrs 57mins

17-Aug	08:26	17-Aug	10:35	2 hrs 9 mins
16-Aug	20:51	16-Aug	21:01	9 mins
16-Aug	20:11	16-Aug	20:24	12 mins
16-Aug	19:35	16-Aug	19:46	11 mins
16-Aug	19:16	16-Aug	19:32	15 mins
16-Aug	18:32	16-Aug	18:38	5 mins
16-Aug	13:50	16-Aug	14:18	27 mins
16-Aug	16:31	16-Aug	13:18	46 mins
16-Aug	08:11	16-Aug	12:16	4hrs 5mins

15-Aug	22:42	15-Aug	23:01	19 mins
15-Aug	21:14	15-Aug	21:56	41 mins
15-Aug	20:14	15-Aug	21:08	54 mins
15-Aug	18:03	15-Aug	20:02	1 hr 59mims
15-Aug	17:51	15-Aug	17:59	7 mins
15-Aug	08:00	15-Aug	16:07	8hrs 7 mins

14-Aug	23:46	14-Aug	23:55	9 mins
14-Aug	22:28	14-Aug	22:54	26 mins
14-Aug	21:56	14-Aug	22:03	7 mins
14-Aug	20:51	14-Aug	21:05	14 mins
14-Aug	20:23	14-Aug	20:42	19 mins
14-Aug	19:11	14-Aug	20:13	1hr 1min
14-Aug	17:44	14-Aug	19:04	1 hr 20 mins
14-Aug	17:17	14-Aug	17:39	22 mins
14-Aug	16:58	14-Aug	17:05	7 mins
14-Aug	15:57	14-Aug	16:19	22 mins
14-Aug	15:11	14-Aug	15:26	15 mins
14-Aug	14:42	14-Aug	15:05	23 mins
14-Aug	14:08	14-Aug	14:27	19 mins
14-Aug	13:34	14-Aug	13:47	13 mins
14-Aug	12:40	14-Aug	13:27	47 mins
14-Aug	07:21	14-Aug	12:29	5 hrs 8 mins
14-Aug	00:32	14-Aug	01:00	28 mins
13-Aug	22:44	14-Aug	00:28	1 hr 44 mins
13-Aug	22:19	13-Aug	22:29	10 mins
13-Aug	21:44	13-Aug	22:08	23 mins
13-Aug	20:47	13-Aug	21:30	43 mins
13-Aug	19:51	13-Aug	20:32	40 mins
13-Aug	17:41	13-Aug	19:34	1 hr 52 mins
13-Aug	16:35	13-Aug	17:31	56 mins
13-Aug	16:25	13-Aug	16:31	6 mins
13-Aug	15:15	13-Aug	15:28	13 mins
13-Aug	13:46	13-Aug	14:33	46 mins
13-Aug	11:37	13-Aug	13:40	2hrs 2mins

13-Aug

08:24

13-Aug

11:34

3 hrs 11mins

12-Aug	20:43	12-Aug	20:58	15 mins
12-Aug	20:06	12-Aug	16:05	9 mins
12-Aug	09:03	12-Aug	14:12	5 hrs 9 Mins

11-Aug	18:09	11-Aug	19:59	1 hr 49 mins
11-Aug	14:27	11-Aug	14:36	9 mins
11-Aug	13:53	11-Aug	14:05	12 mins
11-Aug	13:36	11-Aug	13:39	3 mins
11-Aug	12:58	11-Aug	13:26	27 mins
11-Aug	12:26	11-Aug	12:56	30 mins
11-Aug	08:22	11-Aug	12:20	3 hrs 58mins
10-Aug	23:45	10-Aug	23:57	12 mins
10-Aug	22:43	10-Aug	22:50	6 mins
10-Aug	18:51	10-Aug	22:35	4 hrs 19 mins
10-Aug	17:33	10-Aug	18:13	40 mins
10-Aug	16:56	10-Aug	17:09	13 mins
10-Aug	15:39	10-Aug	16:04	25 mins
10-Aug	15:02	10-Aug	15:08	6 mins
10-Aug	14:30	10-Aug	14:53	22 mins
10-Aug	13:57	10-Aug	14:06	9 mins
10-Aug	13:29	10-Aug	16:46	16mins
10-Aug	07:28	10-Aug	13:08	5hrs 39mins

09-Aug	23:43	09-Aug	23:57	14 mins
09-Aug	23:04	09-Aug	23:37	33 mins
09-Aug	17:22	09-Aug	22:49	5 hrs 27mins
09-Aug	15:37	09-Aug	17:20	1hrs 43 mins
09-Aug	15:24	09-Aug	15:33	9 mins
09-Aug	14:50	09-Aug	15:16	26 mins
09-Aug	14:29	09-Aug	14:43	14 mins
09-Aug	13:56	09-Aug	14:23	27 mins

09-Aug	13:33	09-Aug	13:44	11 mins
09-Aug	07:06	09-Aug	13:24	6hrs 18mins
08-Aug	18:20	09-Aug	00:00	5hrs 39mins
08-Aug	07:07	08-Aug	18:09	11 hrs 2mins
07-Aug	06:48	08-Aug	00:29	17hrs 41 mins
07-Aug	00:23	07-Aug	01:06	43 mins
06-Aug	05:57	07-Aug	00:17	18hrs 20mins
06-Aug	05:39	06-Aug	05:54	15 mins
06-Aug	02:50	06-Aug	03:08	18 mins
06-Aug	01:40	06-Aug	02:20	40 mins
06-Aug	01:13	06-Aug	01:37	24 mins

 

05-Aug	05:58	06-Aug	00:49	18 hrs 51mins
05-Aug	02:16	05-Aug	02:36	20 mins
05-Aug	01:26	05-Aug	01:49	23 mins
04-Aug	02:52	05-Aug	01:06	22 hrs 14mins
04-Aug	02:16	04-Aug	02:47	30 mins
04-Aug	01:43	04-Aug	01:57	14 mins
03-Aug	06:26	04-Aug	00:54	18hrs 28min
02-Aug	05:07	03-Aug	01:52	20hrs 45min
02-Aug	02:52	02-Aug	04:10	1hr 18mins
02-Aug	02:20	02-Aug	02:35	15 mins
01-Aug	04:04	02-Aug	02:04	21hrs 59min
01-Aug	03:30	01-Aug	03:56	25 min

Start Date / Time	Finish Date / Time	From
30 July 12 / 04:46	1 Aug 12 / 03:27	Apuldram
30 July 12 / 00:50	30 July 12 / 04:42	Apuldram
19 July 12 / 08:51	30 July 12 / 00:47	Apuldram
12 July 12 / 00:44	19 July 12 / 08:47	Apuldram
11 July 12 / 09:04	11 July 12 / 23:54	Apuldram
10 July 12 / 05:51	11 July 12 / 08:58	Apuldram
9 July 12 / 01:32	10 July 12 / 01:11	Apuldram
8 July 12 / 00:40	8 July 12 / 23:54	Apuldram
7 July 12 / 05:29	8 July 12 / 00:03	Apuldram
7 July 12 / 04:57	7 July 12 / 05:14	Apuldram
7 July 12 / 04:12	7 July 12 / 04:30	Apuldram
5 July 12 / 01:00	7 July 12 / 04:04	Apuldram
2 July 12 / 06:15	4 July 12 / 23:51	Apuldram
2 July 12 / 02:23	2 July 12 / 02:40	Apuldram
2 July 12 / 01:40	2 July 12 / 01:54	Apuldram
10 June 12 / 23:13	2 July 12 / 01:15	Apuldram
8 June 12	10 June 12 - 23:31hrs total	Apuldram
7 June 12 / 23:45	8 June 12 / 00:03	Apuldram
7 June 12 / 15:54	7 June 12 / 23:30	Apuldram
29 Apr 12 / 13:10	1 May / 08:35	Apuldram
25 Mar 12 / 12:19	25 Mar 12 /22:08	Apuldram
3 Jan 12 / 14:06	4 Jan 12 / 16:45	Apuldram
4 Aug 11 / 12:34	4 Aug 11 / 15:15	Apuldram
10 Mar 11 / 12:00	10 Mar 11 / 18:11	Apuldram
21 Feb 11 / 09:13	10 Mar 11 / 02:28	Apuldram
20 Feb 11 / 07:58	21 Feb 11 / 07:20	Apuldram
19 Feb 11 / 08:14	20 Feb 11 / 07:48	Apuldram
18 Feb 11 / 09:14	19 Feb 11 / 06:11	Apuldram
15 Feb 11 / 09:55	18 Feb 11 / 05:27	Apuldram
28 Jan 11 / 08:57	29 Jan 11 / 00:40	Apuldram
28 Jan 11 / 06:15	28 Jan 11 / 06:31	Apuldram
12 Jan 11 / 06:20	28 Jan 11 / 0613	Apuldram
11 Jan 11 / 08:56	12 Jan 11 / 02:18	Apuldram

MONITORING

Responsibility for monitoring harbour waters and consenting discharges into the harbour rests with the Environment Agency. The quality of the water in Chichester Harbour is not statutorily assessed as bathing water and is not therefore monitored in accordance with the EC Bathing Water Directive by the regulator.

While it is recognised that harbour waters are not designated as bathing waters and are unlikely to receive this designation, the level of exposure to harbour water experienced by some users closely matches that of bathers.

Chichester Harbour Conservancy and Chichester District Council in their role as public health authority have instigated a monitoring regime to measure the water quality in the harbour and compare it with the bathing water directive standards to allow harbour users to readily assess levels of risk.

Harbour users can now check the water quality at various sites around the harbour by using the Chichester District Council website.

DISCHARGE WARNINGS

There are three Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW), at Apuldram, Bosham and Thornham, that discharge treated effluent into the harbour.

These WWTW have recently been upgraded so that all sewage now receives Ultra Violet and bacteriological treatment and nutrient stripping before it is discharged into the harbour. Since this work was completed on 1 April 2008 water quality monitoring has shown that the water quality in all parts of the harbour is consistently excellent (Guideline Standard) or good (Mandatory standard) measured against the European Bathing Water Directive.

However, when there are heavy storm water or high groundwater conditions the WWTW may not be able to cope with the volume of water entering the system and in these case diluted sewage which has only received primary treatment (removal of unsightly solids) may be discharged into the harbour. In these circumstances and depending on the volumes released and other factors, water quality may be reduced for the duration of the discharge and for about the next two to four days. Water quality, measured against the Bathing Water Directive, may be poor for this period particularly in the vicinity of the discharge point.

When water quality is poor, measured against the Bathing Water Directive, the advice from Chichester District Council, the Environmental Health Authority, is: Full immersion is not recommended and all cuts, open wounds and abrasions should be covered with a waterproof dressing. Normal hygiene measures are encouraged where physical exposure to water occurs. (eg wash hands before eating).

The telemetry at the WWTW records actual storm water discharges - it is not an ‘early warning alert'. Nonetheless, the Conservancy has decided that harbour users should be advised when storm water discharges have occurred. This will be done by informing sailing clubs and posting the information on this page in the Discharge History chart (top of this page).

The Conservancy gives this advice in the context that water quality in the harbour is now better than it has been for many years and there have been no recorded incidents of fatalities in the harbour caused by poor water quality and there is currently no medical evidence linking water quality in the harbour to illness.

 

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