Perranuthnoe
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Perranuthnoe
The beach here consists of a good-sized stretch of sand backed by ochre-coloured cliffs.
The beach all but disappears at high tide leaving just a narrow band of rocks. At low tide however there is an expanse of flat sand.
Overflow locations
The map below shows the locations of the storm overflows that have the potential to impact water quality at this bathing water.
The map shows whether or not a storm overflow is currently active, the time and duration of the last spill at that location, and our investment commitments that are specific to that overflow.
Perranuthnoe storm overflow map
Water quality sample results
The graphs below show the significant reduction in harmful bacteria in the Environment Agency’s (EA) water samples since the 1990s. E. coli and Intestinal Enterococci exist in all open water - they are found in human and animal poo, and get into the water via sewage spills, road drainage, agricultural livestock, or wildlife and birds. The EA uses the levels of these bacteria to decide whether to award this beach bathing water status.
Investment programme up to 2025
We have completed around 150m of sewer lining in October 2024 and design work to reconfigure the Perranuthnoe to enhance the resilience and performance of the pumping station to be delivered later in the next investment period, with total spend of £160,000.
Where there is surface or groundwater entering the sewer, we will work closely with local authorities to determine alternative drainage pathways for this water. Reducing non-sewage related wastewater from the network helps reduce the operation of the overflow.
The 2025-2030 investment programme is currently being scoped out. If you’re a community group or part of a local network and would like to have your say see ‘Your Beach, Your Say, Our Investment’.
5 year overflow spill information
The data shown in the table below is the reported annual total spill number for each overflow which has been identified by the EA for this bathing water.
The assignment of an overflow to the bathing water does not always mean an impact will occur, it can be dependent on a number of factors such as tidal state and weather conditions. Sometimes it has been allocated just for investigation purposes and has no impact at all.
All data collected goes through vigorous quality assurance processes before being included in the counts. Sometimes debris can trigger false spills to be recorded, resulting in potentially higher than actual spill numbers.
Number of spills
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perranuthnoe pumping station overflow, Marazion | 73 | 72 | 38 | 69 | 64 |
The beach profiles were created in line with information provided by our partners, Environment Agency, RNLI, Keep Britain Tidy, MCS - Beach Guide and British Beaches.