Scotland · Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Machrihanish
Use caution
Sewage discharge in the last 48h from CAMPBELTOWN STEWARTON WWPS CSO NR693200 (1 recent event within 5km, Scottish Water).
High confidence — a discharge in the last 48 hours is the driving signal.
Status computed 4 Nov 2026, 05:58 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)
- 1 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 18 August 2026 · 3 months ago. Source: Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
SEPA does not publish risk forecasts.
Most recent at CAMPBELTOWN STEWARTON WWPS CSO NR693200 (Scottish Water) — ended 2 Nov 2026, 14:50 UTC.
Sewage-map data as of 4 Nov 2026, 05:40 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.