‘Do Not Swim’ Notice Issued For Portmarnock’s Velvet Strand

27th July 2020

MacDara Conroy

‘Do Not Swim’ Notice Issued For Portmarnock’s Velvet Strand

Fingal Council Council has issued a ‘do not swim’ notice for Velvet Strand in Portmarnock after a wastewater overflow this morning, Monday 27 July.

The overflow at a nearby pumping station followed heavy rainfall and resulted in a direct discharge at the popular North Co Dublin beach.

A scheduled sample was due to be taken today but the beach will remain closed to swimming until at least this Thursday 30 July.

Do not Swim Notice Velvet Strand for 72 hours
An overflow at a pumping station occurred this morning following heavy rainfall which resulted in a direct discharge to Velvet Strand, Portmarnock.
Please see Prohibition Do not Swim Notice. A scheduled sample is due to be taken today pic.twitter.com/zhq5aiPTOe
— FingalCountyCouncil (@Fingalcoco) July 27, 2020

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