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GENERAL PROJECT

Cullercoats Bay Bathing Water

The WINEP (Cullercoats Bathing Water Study) was completed in April 2022. The work to install a new drainage pipe was a recommendation from the study, to take contaminated groundwater from a disused culvert into the sewer network. NW are in collaboration with North Tyneside Council who have provided a level of funding for the work to proceed. The work is to start on 31 October 2022 and is planned to be complete by Christmas 2022.

Update by Graeme Ridley

Dear Mr Laing,

Thank you for your update. The investigations now being undertaken are following a detailed review or “gap analysis” by our specialist consultants taking into account all the work that has taken place through the partnership group to date. Phase 1 of this project, which was completed as part of NWG WINEP Cullercoats study, was to identify what investigations are necessary to undertake in 2021 that build on the investigations previously done as well as exploring new areas of interest.

There are now four packages of investigative work that will be undertaken before Easter 2021: mapping of underground sewer and surface water pipes; CCTV of underground sewers and surface water pipes; manhole surveys at specific locations; cave investigations at the beachRegulatory delivery dates for Bathing Water Quality investigations were moved by the Environment Agency when the Covid-19 issues started for the UK in March 2020, from 30th September 2021 to September 2022, a twelve month extension. However, the NWG project team, who are still working within an over-arching collaborative partnership group (Cullercoats Bathing Water Quality Group), will endeavour to understand the reasons for the current recent status of Bathing Water quality in Cullercoats beach by the delivery date of September 2021.

I’ll post may more updates in the months ahead to keep you well informed.

Graeme Ridley

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