Unacceptable bacteria levels at Jersey beaches

Restarted weekly tests to determine the quality of Jersey's seawater have identified "unacceptable levels of bacteria in seawater" in some spots.

Infrastructure and Environment said routine bacteriological seawater samples taken on 18 and 19 May at Plemont, Grouville, Harve des Pas and Victoria Pool found the high levels of pollutants.

Staff said they believed the poor results were due to significant rainfall on 17 and 18 May which caused runoff from land into the sea. They said beaches would be re-sampled on Tuesday and Wednesday.

They added general public health advice was to avoid entering the sea for at least 48 hours after heavy rainfall events.

The government of Jersey said weekly monitoring was continuing until 21 September across 16 bays, with results to be updated automatically on an interactive map.

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