England’s only three swimming rivers given ‘poor’ water quality status
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#6GT7R)
Designation means the bathing waters carry risk of sickness, as government is accused of gross negligence'
The three rivers designated for swimming in England have all been given poor" status in newly published government water quality figures.
Data released by the Environment Agency on Friday showed that during the 2023 bathing season 96% of bathing waters in England met minimum standards, with 90% of bathing waters in England being rated as good" or excellent". This was a decline from the previous year's statistics that showed that 97% met the minimum standard of sufficient", while 93% met the highest standards of good and excellent.
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