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Swimming at the Bosworth Trust Water Park over the past month has been great, but I was eager to swim somewhere with clearer water and fewer ducks (and duck smells)! So, this morning I tested out the very convenient Dosthill Quarry, just on the outskirts of Tamworth. The quarry is a diving venue (http://www.divedozzi.com/), but a 400 m swim course is marked out by buoys.
I met John from the tri club there and he said that after his last swim he’d felt rather drunk for most of the rest of the day. Given this I thought I should be a little careful, as I had to drive home! The water was a little chillier than Bosworth because of its depth, but it felt a lot fresher! After three laps (1200 m) my feet were rather chilly, and being aware that I didn’t want to feel dazed driving home, I decided to call it a day.
Dosthill Quarry
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6 Responses to “Openwater swimming at Dosthill Quarry”
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You may have avoided “duck smells” but be aware that some divers have overboard valves fitted to their dry suits which are so much better to use than the blue boxes
Are you planning a return
I definitely plan to return… The dilution factor is such that overboard releases aren’t a significant cause for concern
He he, check out the Contaminant Hydrogeologist tech-speak!
Talking of which, a chance to vent and plea for some kind of inside explanation…
So, HTF can the BGS say this is safe?
Perhaps it’s worth a post on the subject?
We’re dooooooomed.
I think BGS is sitting on the fence until we actually have some evidence one way or the other. The ongoing work is described here: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/energy/shaleGas/howsafe.html. In particular a survey of the concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide in groundwater has been completed, which will provide a baseline for future comparisons.
As I am not a geologist, a post on shale gas exploitation by me would probably be rather pointless… but if you wanted a post on our fabulous new map for sustainable drainage, or on 3D geological mapping…
Erm, OK, 3D geological mapping sounds interesting…
And, at least tell us what sustainable drainage is. I always thought rivers were fairly reliable… 