The system automatically flags storm releases on Beachbuoy when our alarms and sensors are triggered, before the team can review if it is a genuine event or not. This means we can take a cautious first approach to make the public aware of a potential release at the earliest opportunity. All releases are reviewed and either confirmed as:
Genuine – after review, we can confirm there is/was a release.
Genuine non-impacting – after review, we can confirm there is/was a release, but our tidal modelling determined that it isn’t/didn’t impact the bathing water.
Non-genuine – we’ve reviewed the event and can confirm this was a false alarm, no release happened at this time. False alarms can happen for several reasons including disruption by wildlife, fault to the senor, manual error or power supply issues.