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Posted on the Club's internal blog August 21st 2020 (paraphrased)

Boscombe is currently singled out as the only beach along the Dorset Coast to have had a pollution warning following the heavy rains (for three days in fact) - first two images.

Things get odder as you dive into the data - according to... Show more

Posted on the Club's internal blog August 21st 2020 (paraphrased) Boscombe is currently singled out as the only beach along the Dorset Coast to have had a pollution warning following the heavy rains (for three days in fact) - first two images.Things get odder as you dive into the data - according to the Environment Agency website the water hasn't had a weekly test since August 3rd (18 days ago - third image) and when you look at the historical data it's striking how suddenly clean the sea off Boscombe has become - dropping from 20 incidents each year to just two so far this year (last image).Does that seem likely to you?Right now the surf is up and Boscombe is a good surf spot - I am sure surfers check the webcams but I'm not quite so confident that they check the Environment Agency Website so we have created a public set of public Water Quality pages to make that a little easier - just look on the main menu under 'Info -> Water Quality'. Posted on the Club's internal blog August 21st 2020 (paraphrased) Boscombe is currently singled out as the only beach along the Dorset Coast to have had a pollution warning following the heavy rains (for three days in fact) - first two images.Things get odder as you dive into the data - according to the Environment Agency website the water hasn't had a weekly test since August 3rd (18 days ago - third image) and when you look at the historical data it's striking how suddenly clean the sea off Boscombe has become - dropping from 20 incidents each year to just two so far this year (last image).Does that seem likely to you?Right now the surf is up and Boscombe is a good surf spot - I am sure surfers check the webcams but I'm not quite so confident that they check the Environment Agency Website so we have created a public set of public Water Quality pages to make that a little easier - just look on the main menu under 'Info -> Water Quality'. Posted on the Club's internal blog August 21st 2020 (paraphrased) Boscombe is currently singled out as the only beach along the Dorset Coast to have had a pollution warning following the heavy rains (for three days in fact) - first two images.Things get odder as you dive into the data - according to the Environment Agency website the water hasn't had a weekly test since August 3rd (18 days ago - third image) and when you look at the historical data it's striking how suddenly clean the sea off Boscombe has become - dropping from 20 incidents each year to just two so far this year (last image).Does that seem likely to you?Right now the surf is up and Boscombe is a good surf spot - I am sure surfers check the webcams but I'm not quite so confident that they check the Environment Agency Website so we have created a public set of public Water Quality pages to make that a little easier - just look on the main menu under 'Info -> Water Quality'. Posted on the Club's internal blog August 21st 2020 (paraphrased) Boscombe is currently singled out as the only beach along the Dorset Coast to have had a pollution warning following the heavy rains (for three days in fact) - first two images.Things get odder as you dive into the data - according to the Environment Agency website the water hasn't had a weekly test since August 3rd (18 days ago - third image) and when you look at the historical data it's striking how suddenly clean the sea off Boscombe has become - dropping from 20 incidents each year to just two so far this year (last image).Does that seem likely to you?Right now the surf is up and Boscombe is a good surf spot - I am sure surfers check the webcams but I'm not quite so confident that they check the Environment Agency Website so we have created a public set of public Water Quality pages to make that a little easier - just look on the main menu under 'Info -> Water Quality'.
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Phil
Phil So Boscombe pier has not one but two outfalls - one for land water and one further out for sewer overflow.

Right by one of the two best surf spots on the Dorset coast.

Don't swim after a storm certainly holds true. 4 years ago
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