Water quality problems at bathing waters - Ocean and Coastal Futures

The MailOnline tested water quality at 6 of England’s 27 new designated bathing spots.

It revealed that 5 of them are riddled with E. coli bacteria that can cause stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea.

According to the MailOnline, “one of the spots has so much of the faecal bacteria that swimmers have been told to stay away. Our tests prompted Feargal Sharkey, Undertones singer turned environmental campaigner, to label the designation scheme a ‘scam’.

While the Environment Agency (EA) says the levels of E. coli in most of the waters we tested are too low to worry about, experts say the country’s water shouldn’t have any bacteria at all – adding that they wouldn’t dare stick their head beneath the surface.”