Identification

Title

Faecal bacteria concentration in the River Wharfe from 2019 to 2021

Abstract

This dataset contains faecal bacteria data (mainly E. coli but also some Intestinal enterococci) for the River Wharfe and its tributaries in Yorkshire. They were collected and analysed as part of citizen science projects (termed the Ashlands and iWharfe projects) designed to assess the extent to which the river is contaminated by sewage effluent and capable of meeting national bathing water standards. In the Ashlands project, samples were taken upstream and downstream of the Sewage Treatment Works in Ilkley. The data were used in a successful application by the Ilkley Clean River Group for the river in Ilkley to be designated as a bathing water, the first running water site so designated in the UK. The iWharfe data are from samples collected on two occasions (2020 and 2021) at sites along the full length of the river and selected tributaries and show in particular the level of faecal bacteria contamination at recreational sites along the river. Overall, the data show not only the importance of sewage effluent in causing high concentrations of faecal bacteria in the river but also the role of agricultural sources presumed to be from farm livestock. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a8f553c0-8fff-4b23-9461-fd59d0fd2ed3

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/a8f553c0-8fff-4b23-9461-fd59d0fd2ed3

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/a8f553c0-8fff-4b23-9461-fd59d0fd2ed3.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/a8f553c0-8fff-4b23-9461-fd59d0fd2ed3

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

inlandWaters

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

River Wharfe

E.Coli

intestinal enterococci

Bathing water

Yorkshire Dales

Ilkley

Citizen science

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1.992

East bounding longitude

-0.143

North bounding latitude

54.963

South bounding latitude

53.355

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-04-01

End position

2021-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-05-03

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Samples were collected in sterile bottles by trained volunteers, kept in cool bags during transport, delivered to an ALS Ltd collection point in Wakefield and thence to ALS Ltd, an accredited laboratory, in Coventry for analysis. Samples were analysed using standard methods within 24 hours of collection. Data were quality controlled by ALS before release. All data collected and analysed in this way have been collated and included in this data-set.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-04-27T09:02:27

Metadata language

eng