We're really happy to announce that this location achieved bathing water status as of the 13 May 2024.
Warfleet creek is a small inlet with landing stage on the Dart Estuary at Warfleet, Devon. It is a small section of river, approximately 60 metres wide, in front of the slipway and boathouse. It can be accessed from the slipway.
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.
To help reduce the risk of environmental impact from our sewerage network, and to contribute towards improving bathing water quality at Dartmouth Castle and Sugary Cove, and Warfleet beach, we have earmarked circa £150,000 of investment up to March 2025*.
Work to reduce saline infiltration (water from the sea) within the catchment area is continuing. Sources of groundwater infiltration will be located and followed up with sewer rehabilitation and improvements by 2025. Reducing non-sewage related wastewater from the network helps reduce the need for storm overflows to operate.
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’.
*Amounts earmarked for investment may change dependent on the final design of the optimal solution and costings provided by our supply chain.
The data shown in the table below is the reported 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.
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
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Lower Ferry pumping station overflow, Kingswear | 42 | 70 | 71 | 69 |
Mayors Avenue pumping station storm overflow, Dartmouth | 91 | 57 | 65 | 106 |
Priory Slip pumping station overflow, Kingswear | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Smith Street storm overflow, Dartmouth | 104 | 94 | 100 | 102 |
Warfleet Creek pumping station overflow, Dartmouth | 15 | 364 | 358 | 4 |
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.