Scotland · Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Barassie Bay
Use caution
Sewage discharge in the last 48h from IRVINE, MEADOWHEAD STW CSO (5 recent events within 5km, Scottish Water).
High confidence — a discharge in the last 48 hours is the driving signal.
Status computed 27 Aug 2026, 03:13 UTC; statuses refresh every 15 minutes.
What we know
- Regulator classification
- Good
- 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
- Currently in regulator monitoring season
Last sampled 18 August 2026 · 5 weeks ago. Source: Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
SEPA does not publish risk forecasts.
Most recent at IRVINE, MEADOWHEAD STW CSO (Scottish Water) — ended 26 Aug 2026, 15:30 UTC.
Sewage-map data as of 27 Aug 2026, 03:00 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.