Scotland · Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Aberdour Harbour (Black Sands)
Use caution
Sewage discharge in the last 48h from DALGETY BAY, THE WYND SPS CSO (5 recent events within 5km, Scottish Water).
High confidence — a discharge in the last 48 hours is the driving signal.
Status computed 7 Nov 2026, 00:58 UTC; statuses refresh every 15 minutes.
What we know
- Regulator classification
- Excellent
- Pollution risk forecast
- Not published for this spot
- Active discharges
- None within 5km
- Recent discharges (last 48 hours)
- 5 within 5km
- Upstream river network
- Downstream of a Scottish Water discharge in the last 48 hours
- Surrounding overflow coverage
- Within an ingested water company network
- Monitoring season
- Outside regulator monitoring season
Last sampled 8 September 2026 · 2 months ago. Source: Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
SEPA does not publish risk forecasts.
Most recent at DALGETY BAY, THE WYND SPS CSO (Scottish Water) — ended 6 Nov 2026, 18:20 UTC.
Sewage-map data as of 7 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC — discharges traced through the river network.
SEPA monitors 15 May – 15 September only.
What this verdict means
Use caution means at least one signal argues against swimming right now — a discharge in the last 48 hours nearby or upstream, an elevated pollution risk forecast, or a weak classification. The evidence above shows which signal is driving it.
Every verdict here is computed from regulator classifications, sample dates, pollution-risk forecasts, and water-company discharge reports — it is not a water test. Absence of a negative signal is not positive confirmation of safety, and conditions on the day (rainfall, currents, cold) matter as much as water quality. Read how statuses are decided.