Somerset Swimming Spot Clean-up After Water Quality Warning

Somerset swimming spot clean-up after water quality warning

The water at what is now a "designated bathing water" does not meet the required hygiene standards

Over half of people 'worried' about falling sick amid sewage crisis

There are concerns over water quality and reforms as bathing season begins in England.

Concerns over water quality and reforms as bathing season begins in England

The Environment Agency starts testing water quality at designated bathing waters on Thursday. Bathing season has kicked off in England with campaigners raising concerns about the Government’s planned reforms and protesters calling for more action on sewage pollution. The Environment Agency starts testing water quality at designated bathing waters on Thursday – the start of the official season, which runs from May 15 to the end of September. Appl…

Drinking water quality in England: a triennial report (2020 to 2022)

Water tests for Cambridgeshire wild swimming spot after 'poor' warning

A section of the River Cam is among England's bathing sites that are being tested weekly or fortnightly for E.coli and intestinal enterococci

New pilot study detects crucial pollution marker in UK rivers - Water Magazine

Sample collection A pilot study has succeeded in offering a better understanding of contamination sources in national waterbodies, providing water companies with the capability of identifying and mitigating inputs of faecal pollution in UK rivers. WRc Senior Water Science Microbiology Consultant Daisy Allen said the study undertaken by Water Research Centre (WRc) and ADAS Biotechnology has quantified concentrations of human-specific faecal genet…