Clifden beach below standard for water quality

Date Published: 02-May-2013

The bathing area at Clifden beach failed to meet mandatory water quality standards last year.

It’s one of four of Ireland’s bathing areas which failed to meet quality standards according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Clifden Beach, Fountainstown in Cork, Rush in Co. Dublin and Ballyheigue in Co Kerry were given ‘ poor’ quality status after tests were carried out for E.Coli and Intestinal Enterococci.

The EPA says last summer’s wet weather is to blame – low levels of pollution were caused by wastewater storm overflows.