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BedsGOVT have added that weather remains warm with some light showers after a long dry spell, nowhere near enough to be triggering CSO “spillage”. Which makes E.coli a major concern across the board, with a dreadful result even at Stevington which usually benefits from the inflow from Stevington Marsh SSSI.
Nitrate levels remain high and generally higher that last month, but still well below the levels reported further D/S.
Phosphates also high and generally higher than last month with one or two outliers.
Just a reminder. E.coli is directly harmful to human health, so avoid contact with river water more or less everywhere. At these levels, Nitrates and Phosphates are not directly harmful to humans but are harmful to flora and fauna in the river and combined with low flow in dry weather lead to the growth of algae that is harmful directly and indirectly.
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