Designated bathing water · official register
River Ribble at Edisford Bridge
Ribble Valley
The Environment Agency data currently advises against bathing here. Based on the EA classification Poor (2025) and no active short-term pollution warning.
Latest EA sample· 10 Sept 2026
580
E. coli · cfu/100ml
150
Intestinal enterococci · cfu/100ml
This season's samples
In-season Environment Agency lab results, newest first. Water quality is more likely to be poor after heavy rain.
| Sampled | E. coli | Int. enterococci |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 2026 | 580 | 150 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 370 | 73 |
cfu/100ml. ≥/≤ mark over- and under-range lab readings.
Storm overflows within 5.0 km
Monitored sewage discharge points near this bathing water, from the National Storm Overflow Hub. An active spill upstream can affect water quality before it shows up in lab samples.
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Storm overflows
0
Spilling now
0
Monitors offline
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Spills · 24 h
- United Utilities · UUP01407 · Pendleton Brook tributary of the River Ribbleinactive843 m
- United Utilities · UUP00082 · Culverted tributary of Pendleton Brook via surface water sewerinactive577 m
- United Utilities · UUP00511 · Pendleton Brookinactive1.1 km
- United Utilities · UUP00510 · Pendleton Brookinactive1.1 km
- United Utilities · UUP02003 · Bashall Brookinactive1.6 km
- United Utilities · UUP01804 · Waddington Brookinactive2.1 km
- United Utilities · UUP02075 · West Bradford Brook, Tributary of River Ribbleinactive3.3 km
- United Utilities · UUP00239 · River Calderinactive5.0 km
- United Utilities · UUP00867 · West Clough Brookinactive4.5 km
- United Utilities · UUP01637 · Culverted section of Grindleton Brookinactive4.9 km
About this verdict
The classification, lab samples and pollution warnings above are the Environment Agency's own published data for this designated site; River Truth adds live storm-overflow context from the National Storm Overflow Hub. Sample results reflect water quality at the time of testing and this page is not formal bathing advice — heed any on-site signage.