20 Nov 2017
New bathing water quality statistics show England’s favourite swimming spots have maintained high standards. Standards have remained high following last year’s record results which showed bathing waters were the cleanest since records began.98.3 per cent of bathing waters tested at over 400 beaches and lakes up and down the country passed tough standards this year, following […]
24 May 2017
Different sources of information, different perspectives on Bathing Beaches: EU, EA, KBT. Blue Flag and Seaside Award winners announced19 May 2016 Keep Britain Tidy ‘With the staycation a popular choice for holidaymakers again this year, our coastline is the place to be, with 143 English beaches flying a Blue Flag or Seaside Award, after we […]
11 Nov 2015
Defra ‘Bathing water in the UK is improving. A total of 97% of England’s bathing waters passed the minimum tougher standard this year. In total, 63.6% of bathing waters meet the new Excellent standard. Our nation’s bathing waters have continually improved since 1990 when just 27% met strict water quality standards. As our bathing water […]
27 Mar 2015
Environment Agency: 26.3.15 Water quality information at swimming beaches and lakes At popular swimming beaches and lakes local councils must display information on the cleanliness of the water – and any faecal pollution. Councils only provide information at ‘designated bathing waters’. These are areas: where the Environment agency (EA) expects lots of people to swim […]
11 Nov 2014
Environment Agency: ‘Bathing water in the UK is protected by EU Directive 76/160/EEC, which will be replaced by Directive 2006/7/EC in 2015. We are currently in a transitional stage between the two Directives. The new Directive sets tighter standards for bathing water quality. Each year the Environment Agency assesses what the classifications would have been, […]
07 Oct 2014
James Box NERC Science Programme Officer This call is being led by EPSRC with the support of three RCUK cross-council programmes: Living with Environmental Change, The Energy Programme and the Global Food Security Programme; and the UK cross-government /industry UK Water Research Innovation Partnership (UKWRIP). It is hoped that the sandpit will enable UK researchers […]
02 Jun 2014
As families flock to the seaside this bank holiday weekend, the Environment Agency has started its annual water quality tests at England’s beaches. Over 400 beaches and inland bathing sites are tested every week between May and September. Improvements this year will help more beaches to pass new water quality standards. Next year England will […]
15 Apr 2014
MCS ‘A record number of UK bathing beaches receive marine charity’s top water quality award after the driest summer since 2003. Marine Conservation Society recommends hundreds of UK beaches as having excellent water quality for taking a dip. One of the UK’s driest summers in recent memory has resulted in more bathing beaches than ever […]
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