Bathing water status
August 2024,  Environment,  EXTRA,  FEATURES

Status flow

How important is bathing water status in the fight against pollution? Rowan Clarke finds out.

Twenty-seven new swimming spots became designated bathing waters in England this year. That brings the list to around 600 locations in the UK recognised in law for bathing.

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