{"id":986128,"date":"2026-05-26T15:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/986128\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:24:16","slug":"sewage-fears-after-sea-turns-murky-brown-at-porthdinllaen-beach-in-north-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/986128\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewage fears after sea turns murky brown at Porthdinllaen beach in north Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Concerns about a sewage<\/a> leak have been quashed after water at a UK beach turned a murky brown.<\/p>\n

Natural Resources Wales [NRW] has confirmed the discolouration at Porthdinllaen beach in Gwynedd<\/a> was in fact caused by algae. The authority investigated after swimmers expressed worry over the Bank Holiday weekend.<\/p>\n

Alarm bells about pollution<\/a> were raised at the well-known beach, which is at a remote point of the Welsh coast and looks across the Irish Sea. However, Arfon Hughes, environment team leader for NRW, has said: “Our officers received reports of potential pollution at Porthdinllaen beach over the Bank Holiday weekend.<\/p>\n

“Upon inspection, this was found to be a type of non-toxic algae called Phaeocystis \u2013 one of the most common bloom-forming algae in our coastal waters. The blooms can form a brown, frothy scum that is harmless and may be influenced by recent sunlight and warmer temperatures.<\/p>\n

“Anyone with concerns about potential pollution can report them to us by calling our 24\/7 incident communication line on 0300 065 3000 or by using our online incident form.”<\/p>\n

North Wales Live<\/a> reports Porthdinllaen boasts a sweeping sandy bay nestled behind a headland. The beach is renowned for its iconic seaside pub, Ty Coch, which has earned its place amongst the finest beach bars in the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Met Office confirms record for hottest May day broken AGAIN as temperatures hit 35C<\/a>READ MORE: ‘Call 999’ health alert issued as Brits warned of 30C UK heatwave ‘danger’<\/a>\"Tourists<\/p>\n

Tourists flocked to Brighton, East Sussex, during the scorching weekend (Image: Gareth Fuller\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n

It, like beaches across the UK, was very busy over the Bank Holiday weekend, during which temperatures in the UK exceeded 34C<\/a>. The warmest places on Tuesday have already been confirmed as Heathrow Airport and Kew Gardens in west and southwest London<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n

But the weather<\/a> is set to change as thunderstorms are forecast<\/a> for parts of the Midlands, Home Counties and northern England. The Met Office<\/a> says: “There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater, lightning strikes, hail or strong winds.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Concerns about a sewage leak have been quashed after water at a UK beach turned a murky brown.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":986129,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3843],"tags":[728,856,70,94477,16,15,1764,741],"class_list":["post-986128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-pollution","tag-science","tag-sewage","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wales","tag-weather"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116641573516470142","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=986128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/986129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=986128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=986128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=986128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}