Douglas stinky beach

[offshoremanxman]

4 minutes ago, The Phantom said:

Just shift it for TT if it stinks so badly.  Timings right for an annual clear out of the accumulated flotsam at end of the winter/start of the summer.

Yes it’s natural but so is the smell of a rotting corpse. It is eye watering bad - hopefully anyone who attends the beach party will get a free gas mask. 

[WTF]

2 hours ago, Amadeus said:

It was certainly noticed and already mentioned in committee right now. Suspicion right now is tidal conditions caused seaweed to accumulate more than normal. 

and political conditions cause the bullshit to keep coming as usual.

[Broadcasterman]

4 hours ago, WTF said:

and political conditions cause the bullshit to keep coming as usual.

Can’t wait for the tickets for “Shit-fest 2023” at the bottom of Broadway. Your chance to experience the truly terrible Douglas beach experience and guaranteed to lose at least half a stone in the week afterwards with post event diarrhea and gastroenteritis. Bring those eye drops too otherwise you might not be able to see.

[Hoops]

8 hours ago, Augustus said:

They're picking at all the bugs and microbes the rotting seaweed has attracted. That seaweed bulk has been there now for about 3 weeks. The stench is from the last stages of decomposition. Way to go, DBC!

DBC are rewilding the beach.

[Blade Runner]

I always remember the stench was at the Port Jack end of the prom.

Has it moved South?

I have travelled a fair bit in my life but have never ever smelt a beach that stinks as bad as Douglas Prom.

I was told, when a youth on the island, it was a sewer outfall near Summerland.

What is the excuse now?

It cant be the seaweed, as like I said, no other beach I have ever been to has smelt so disgusting and a lot of them have seaweed on the shore.

[Amadeus]

Sharing some info we received from DEFA:

Bathing water samples are collected from Douglas Central on a weekly basis throughout the bathing season which runs from the 1st May to 18th September. These samples are analysed for Escherichia coli and Intestinal Enterococci with the results assessed against the standards detailed in the Water Pollution (Bathing Water Standards and Objectives) Scheme 2021. The standards in this scheme are the same as the EU 2006 Bathing Water Directive and desinged for the proteciton of public health.

The samples collected from Douglas Central for the past 3 weeks are within the Excellent classification for both of the bacterial parameters; this would suggest that there isn’t sewage discharging into the bay. The data can be viewed here.

Samples are also collected from Douglas Summerhill and Douglas Central on a monthly basis and the samples collected on the 9th May are also within the Excellent classification. The data can be viewed here.

Manx Utilities have confirmed that there have been no recent discharges of storm sewage from its combined sewer overflows in Douglas.

As seaweed decays it causes the production of hydrogen sulphide gas which smells like rotten eggs. Although the seaweed is cleared from the beach regularly. With the recent warm weather it will accelerate the breakdown of the seaweed and therefore the associated gasses. 

If you are concerned about the presence of sewage on the beach please call the Environmental Protection Unit on 685885 or Manx Utilities on 687687 so an officer can investigate.

[Gladys]

8 minutes ago, Amadeus said:

Sharing some info we received from DEFA:

Bathing water samples are collected from Douglas Central on a weekly basis throughout the bathing season which runs from the 1st May to 18th September. These samples are analysed for Escherichia coli and Intestinal Enterococci with the results assessed against the standards detailed in the Water Pollution (Bathing Water Standards and Objectives) Scheme 2021. The standards in this scheme are the same as the EU 2006 Bathing Water Directive and desinged for the proteciton of public health.

The samples collected from Douglas Central for the past 3 weeks are within the Excellent classification for both of the bacterial parameters; this would suggest that there isn’t sewage discharging into the bay. The data can be viewed here.

Samples are also collected from Douglas Summerhill and Douglas Central on a monthly basis and the samples collected on the 9th May are also within the Excellent classification. The data can be viewed here.

Manx Utilities have confirmed that there have been no recent discharges of storm sewage from its combined sewer overflows in Douglas.

As seaweed decays it causes the production of hydrogen sulphide gas which smells like rotten eggs. Although the seaweed is cleared from the beach regularly. With the recent warm weather it will accelerate the breakdown of the seaweed and therefore the associated gasses. 

If you are concerned about the presence of sewage on the beach please call the Environmental Protection Unit on 685885 or Manx Utilities on 687687 so an officer can investigate.

But the seaweed isn't cleared from the beach, is it?  It is moved around.

Have to say the stench was awful on Sunday and I am used to the historical stink at Port Jack.  This was far worse than that. 

Edited May 22, 2023 by Gladys

[Dr Beeching]

The smell isn't from the sea. 

 

It's the smell of a town dying on it's arse. And a slight hint of horse shite that DOI neglect to sweep up. 

[Blade Runner]

17 minutes ago, Amadeus said:

Sharing some info we received from DEFA:

Bathing water samples are collected from Douglas Central on a weekly basis throughout the bathing season which runs from the 1st May to 18th September. These samples are analysed for Escherichia coli and Intestinal Enterococci with the results assessed against the standards detailed in the Water Pollution (Bathing Water Standards and Objectives) Scheme 2021. The standards in this scheme are the same as the EU 2006 Bathing Water Directive and desinged for the proteciton of public health.

The samples collected from Douglas Central for the past 3 weeks are within the Excellent classification for both of the bacterial parameters; this would suggest that there isn’t sewage discharging into the bay. The data can be viewed here.

Samples are also collected from Douglas Summerhill and Douglas Central on a monthly basis and the samples collected on the 9th May are also within the Excellent classification. The data can be viewed here.

Manx Utilities have confirmed that there have been no recent discharges of storm sewage from its combined sewer overflows in Douglas.

As seaweed decays it causes the production of hydrogen sulphide gas which smells like rotten eggs. Although the seaweed is cleared from the beach regularly. With the recent warm weather it will accelerate the breakdown of the seaweed and therefore the associated gasses. 

If you are concerned about the presence of sewage on the beach please call the Environmental Protection Unit on 685885 or Manx Utilities on 687687 so an officer can investigate.

Just Googled it and the following came up.

Not good:-

Hydrogen sulphide (also known as H₂S, sewer gas, swamp gas, stink damp, and sour damp) is a colourless gas known for its pungent "rotten egg" odour at low concentrations.

It is extremely flammable..

And highly toxic.....................

FFS- Evacuate Douglas 🙂 

I am sure the toxicity and deadly bit  only applies to confined spaces but its not a good smell at least and deadly at worst...........

[Augustus]

31 minutes ago, Amadeus said:

Sharing some info we received from DEFA:

Bathing water samples are collected from Douglas Central on a weekly basis throughout the bathing season which runs from the 1st May to 18th September. These samples are analysed for Escherichia coli and Intestinal Enterococci with the results assessed against the standards detailed in the Water Pollution (Bathing Water Standards and Objectives) Scheme 2021. The standards in this scheme are the same as the EU 2006 Bathing Water Directive and desinged for the proteciton of public health.

The samples collected from Douglas Central for the past 3 weeks are within the Excellent classification for both of the bacterial parameters; this would suggest that there isn’t sewage discharging into the bay. The data can be viewed here.

Samples are also collected from Douglas Summerhill and Douglas Central on a monthly basis and the samples collected on the 9th May are also within the Excellent classification. The data can be viewed here.

Manx Utilities have confirmed that there have been no recent discharges of storm sewage from its combined sewer overflows in Douglas.

As seaweed decays it causes the production of hydrogen sulphide gas which smells like rotten eggs. Although the seaweed is cleared from the beach regularly. With the recent warm weather it will accelerate the breakdown of the seaweed and therefore the associated gasses. 

If you are concerned about the presence of sewage on the beach please call the Environmental Protection Unit on 685885 or Manx Utilities on 687687 so an officer can investigate.

Er, the seaweed that is stinking has been lying on the beach for at least 3 weeks now. It has not at any stage been "removed", let alone regularly.

[cheesypeas]

Walked past it today. Couldn’t smell anything 

[alpha-acid]

1 minute ago, cheesypeas said:

Walked past it today. Couldn’t smell anything 

Maybe the tide was in and you wouldn't

[Gladys]

3 minutes ago, alpha-acid said:

Maybe the tide was in and you wouldn't

The tide was in yesterday and it stank  which was surprising.  Perhaps there has been a high enough tide to take all the seaweed out. 

[Non-Believer]

40 minutes ago, Gladys said:

But the seaweed isn't cleared from the beach, is it?  It is moved around.

And very lucratively for one or two parties. One might cynically wonder if this is why the fruitless, endless practice has been allowed to continue for so long?

After all, if the seaweed was actually removed properly, it might be necessary to actually do it only once a week, or fortnight even.

I know some seaweeds do grow quickly, but I doubt if it's at a rate equal to that of the stuff reappearing on the beach after just pushing it back into the water for a while...

[Passing Time]

1 minute ago, Gladys said:

The tide was in yesterday and it stank  which was surprising.  Perhaps there has been a high enough tide to take all the seaweed out. 

The tractor driver this morning looked like a Benny Hill clip on speed...