Bathing Water Quality Data

Compliance Summary

Each year our Water Management Unit assesses the results of Northern Ireland's Bathing Water compliance monitoring against the microbiological requirements of Bathing Water Directive 76/160/EEC.

Compliance record of Northern Ireland Bathing Waters from 1993 to 2008(.PDF 75.6Kb)Opens in new window..

The 2008 microbiological results upon which the 2008 compliance was based has been published in 24 documents, one for each bathing water. These can be found on our publications web page. Please use the keyword search 'microbiological'. Links to each individual document can be found below.

North Coast Bathing Waters

Microbiological Results for Magilligan (Benone) Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.1Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Magilligan (Downhill) Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.4Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Castlerock Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Portstewart Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.6Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Portrush (Mill) West Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.1Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Portrush (Curran) East Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 78Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Portrush (Whiterocks) Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 76.1Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Portballintrae Salmon Rock Bathing Water 2008(.PDF 57.7Kb)Opens in new window.

Antrim Coast Bathing Waters

Microbiological Results for Ballycastle Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.5Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Waterfoot Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 78Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Carnlough Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 81.5Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Ballygalley Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 78.2Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Brown's Bay Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.5Kb)Opens in new window.

North Down Bathing Waters

Microbiological Results for Helen's Bay Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 78.2Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Crawfordsburn Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.2Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Ballyholme Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.7Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Groomsport Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.2Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Millisle Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.3Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Ballywalter Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 78.2Kb)Opens in new window.

South Down Bathing Waters

Microbiological Results for Tyrella Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.2Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Newcastle Co. Down Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.7Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Murlough Co. Down Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.7Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Nicholson's Strand Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.2 Kb)Opens in new window.

Microbiological Results for Cranfield Bay Bathing Water 2003 to 2008(.PDF 77.6 Kb)Opens in new window.