Links
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SEE IT? REPORT IT!
If you identify a near miss, an unsafe act, a security concern, an accident, a safeguarding issue or anything in disrepair (broken, missing, damaged etc), at the Club please follow this link https://forms.office.com/e/UppZErHVFR to report it.
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Save A Life - British Red Cross App
Download the free British Red Cross first aid app, so you can build your confidence to be the person who helps in an emergency. Download from Google Play or Apple Store. You will be equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills you need, and you could save a life.
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Facebook - closed group, for members
If you’re an ESC member, send a request to join this closed group
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Flood Warnings
Members who have property stored at the Club may be interested in registering for Flood Warnings, which can be subscribed to by clicking here . The ESC address can be found at the bottom of the website.
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Water Quality
There is a growing awareness that there may be pollution in Chichester Harbour Water.
So you can stay informed we have collected various sources of information together.
General Advice from the Environment Agency is that the highest risk is in the 72 hours after heavy rainfall.
Southern Water have the BeachBuoy system which indicates stormwater or wastewater releases. You can also sign up to their notification system: https://www.southernwater.co.uk/water-for-life/our-bathing-waters/beachbuoy
Chichester Harbour Conservancy do monthly water quality tests and you can keep yourself informed by checking here: https://www.conservancy.co.uk/page/water-quality-information
Surfers Against Sewage also have the Safer Seas App although this is more aimed at the beaches rather than inland water. https://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/
If you think you have become ill as a result of being in the water please report it. You need to report to Havant Borough Council https://www.havant.gov.uk/contact-us . You need to select Environmental Health
Reporting a pollution incident
The Environment Agency (EA) is the relevant authority for water pollution. Incidents of pollution should be reported to the EA via the website
https://www.gov.uk/report-an-environmental-incident
or by calling 0800 80 70 60. If you can take a photo of the incident, this may prove helpful to identify the cause and type of pollution.
The Environment Agency will notify the local council of the incident.
Although aimed at openwater swimmers this government advice is useful for all water users
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/swim-healthy-leaflet/swim-healthy
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The Friends of Chichester Harbour
The Friends of Chichester Harbour draws together those who are passionate about protecting, conserving and enhancing the natural environment along the stretch of the south coast that connects Hampshire and West Sussex.