Yorkshire Water has rejected claims in two national newspapers that Scarborough South beach could be closed for bathing next year because of water quality issues.
Separate reports in the Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Times said that warning signs would have to placed on the beach at Scarborough, together with Blackpool and other beaches saying swimmers would be at risk from sickness if they went in the water.
In a strongly-worded statement, Lindsay Page, Bathing Water Manager at Yorkshire Water said:
“We have long been aware of that the water quality at Scarborough South beach would not meet the new, stricter standards about to be imposed. That’s why in 2010 we formed a partnership with local authorities, Welcome To Yorkshire and the Environment Agency and promised to invest £110m so that our beaches don’t just pass the standard, they reach the much stricter “excellent” level, meaning the bathing water quality will be among the best in Europe."
All of the work is scheduled for completion in time for this year’s bathing season, which starts on 1 May.
Scarborough has two designated bathing beaches - North Bay and South Bay. The quality of the water at these beaches differs. While North Bay has the very highest standard under the current European Bathing Water Directive, South Bay does not currently have a Blue Flag.
Between 2011 and 2014 the water company is investing more than £50 millon in Scarborough to improve its waste water pumping, storage and treatment facilities in Scarborough, to meet the requirements of the revised EU Bathing Water Directive.
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