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<blockquote data-quote="GOV.UK RSS" data-source="post: 7945778" data-attributes="member: 78782"><p>Bathing water classifications 2021</p><p></p><p>Written by Defra Press Office</p><p></p><p><img src="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2020/06/The-seashore-in-spring-at-Exmouth-in-Devon-England.-GettyImages-1060933...-2-620x413.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>There has been coverage today including in <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fclimate-change%2Fnews%2Fenvironment-agency-government-england-english-e-coli-b1996328.html&data=04%7C01%7CConor.Walsh%40defra.gov.uk%7Cb6b1cec112394334ada308d9dbf86017%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637782682069214096%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2FAh6Hy8hgBgPv0TYiWyCoOKbbxeOefYTStInmW2CI1s%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">The Independent</a> and <a href="https://www.endsreport.com/article/1737839/england-reports-fewer-polluted-bathing-waters" target="_blank">ENDS Report</a> on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/99-of-english-bathing-sites-meet-required-water-quality-standards" target="_blank">bathing water classifications</a> for 2021.</p><p></p><p>The results show that 99% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing by the Environment Agency at over 400 designated sites. Of these, 94.7% of beaches and inland waters gained an ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’ rating while 4.3% achieved the minimum ‘Sufficient’ rating. This compares with 98.3% passing the required standards in 2019, and is the highest number since new standards were introduced in 2015.</p><p></p><p>Bathing waters are monitored for sources of pollution known to be a risk to bathers’ health, with up to 20 samples taken from each site during the bathing season. Each sample is tested for bacteria, specifically <em>E coli</em> and intestinal enterococci.</p><p></p><p>The EA has been monitoring bathing water sites since the 1990s, and in this time there have been significant improvements. In the early 1990s, for example, just 28% of bathing waters met the highest standards in force at that time.</p><p></p><p>There is still more to be done, and the EA is taking robust action to support regulators, businesses, farmers and councils to ensure cleaner and healthier waters for all.</p><p></p><p><strong>Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd said:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is also the first year that part of the River Wharfe in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, has been given an official classification. While a designation is an important first step towards water quality improvements, we have always been clear that it will take significant time, investment and co-operation to see real change. Yorkshire Water yesterday announced new investment of up to £13 million for the Wharfe, including extra disinfection measures.</p><p></p><p>The EA’s Swimfo <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fbwq%2Fprofiles%2F&data=04%7C01%7CMelanie.Sisson%40defra.gov.uk%7C320dfb45b2774955655908d9db31a76c%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637781828609384423%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=BTo9qZF0cf1GMXi7Ca%2B1DOyhxTXyn8LTIc2LM9hqlIQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">website</a> provides detailed information on each of the 400+ bathing waters in England, and notifies bathers when Pollution Risk Warnings have been issued.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2022/01/20/bathing-water-classifications-2021/" target="_blank">Continue reading on Defra Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GOV.UK RSS, post: 7945778, member: 78782"] Bathing water classifications 2021 Written by Defra Press Office [IMG]https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2020/06/The-seashore-in-spring-at-Exmouth-in-Devon-England.-GettyImages-1060933...-2-620x413.jpg[/IMG] There has been coverage today including in [URL='https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fclimate-change%2Fnews%2Fenvironment-agency-government-england-english-e-coli-b1996328.html&data=04%7C01%7CConor.Walsh%40defra.gov.uk%7Cb6b1cec112394334ada308d9dbf86017%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637782682069214096%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2FAh6Hy8hgBgPv0TYiWyCoOKbbxeOefYTStInmW2CI1s%3D&reserved=0']The Independent[/URL] and [URL='https://www.endsreport.com/article/1737839/england-reports-fewer-polluted-bathing-waters']ENDS Report[/URL] on the [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/news/99-of-english-bathing-sites-meet-required-water-quality-standards']bathing water classifications[/URL] for 2021. The results show that 99% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing by the Environment Agency at over 400 designated sites. Of these, 94.7% of beaches and inland waters gained an ‘Excellent’ or ‘Good’ rating while 4.3% achieved the minimum ‘Sufficient’ rating. This compares with 98.3% passing the required standards in 2019, and is the highest number since new standards were introduced in 2015. Bathing waters are monitored for sources of pollution known to be a risk to bathers’ health, with up to 20 samples taken from each site during the bathing season. Each sample is tested for bacteria, specifically [I]E coli[/I] and intestinal enterococci. The EA has been monitoring bathing water sites since the 1990s, and in this time there have been significant improvements. In the early 1990s, for example, just 28% of bathing waters met the highest standards in force at that time. There is still more to be done, and the EA is taking robust action to support regulators, businesses, farmers and councils to ensure cleaner and healthier waters for all. [B]Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd said:[/B] [B]Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said:[/B] This is also the first year that part of the River Wharfe in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, has been given an official classification. While a designation is an important first step towards water quality improvements, we have always been clear that it will take significant time, investment and co-operation to see real change. Yorkshire Water yesterday announced new investment of up to £13 million for the Wharfe, including extra disinfection measures. The EA’s Swimfo [URL='https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fbwq%2Fprofiles%2F&data=04%7C01%7CMelanie.Sisson%40defra.gov.uk%7C320dfb45b2774955655908d9db31a76c%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637781828609384423%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=BTo9qZF0cf1GMXi7Ca%2B1DOyhxTXyn8LTIc2LM9hqlIQ%3D&reserved=0']website[/URL] provides detailed information on each of the 400+ bathing waters in England, and notifies bathers when Pollution Risk Warnings have been issued. [url="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2022/01/20/bathing-water-classifications-2021/"]Continue reading on Defra Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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