Overview

• Natural Resources Wales confirmed unsafe levels of intestinal enterococci at West Shore, prompting council warnings and beach signage advising against bathing.
• NRW plans further water sampling next week to assess conditions and guide next steps on the advisory.
• Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water says its storm overflows were not operating on the sample day and is investigating a possible sensor fault at the Dale Road pumping station.
• Surfers Against Sewage data shows the Dale Road overflow discharged 53 times in the past three months, including extended events in late May and mid-June.
• West Shore’s bathing classification has fallen from excellent to good in the past two years, and officials note potential contributors such as agricultural runoff, septic tanks and animal waste across the wider Conwy catchment.