Water Quality Monitoring Network (WQMN)
Update 05/05/2024
When we receive updates on the Water Quality Monitoring Network I will add it to this page. The latest information is now available to view and can be seen by clicking on the tab below. This is a vital monitoring tool and due to the high profile of Sewage Leakage into our rivers it is important that we carry out the necessary tests as we are the eyes and ears of our environment and whist we are only a lone voice together the more clubs that take part that lone voice becomes a pretty large shout!
Littlestoke water testing Update 24/10/2024
Little Stoke water testing results May to October 2024
All previous results from the previous 18 months are on the website under Venue (members only) and WQMN. It includes an explanatory commentary to be found explaining the significance of the numbers.
Data in the last 6 months as follows:
Date of test EC (electrical conductivity) P (phosphate) N(nitrate)
15.5.24 680 0.38 2
2.6.24 663 0.59 2
28.7.24 718 0.75 2
11.8.24 680 0.80 2
11.9.24 709 0.78 2
20.10.24 603 0.38 2*
*On the last day of these tests I married up the data with the Thames Water live data discharge map the following day. Of the 8 sewage works which can discharge in the 15 miles upstream of our water, only 3 had discharged in the previous 48 hours. 2 had discharged for a total of 15.5 hours and one was still discharging (at 9am on 22.10.24) and for at total then of 4 hours. This less than 20 hours of discharges is lower than some previous measurement periods and probably explains the low (for our site, but still regarded as highly elevated) phosphate data recorded and below average EC readings.
There will be further summary update at the end of the season.