WATER makes submission to the Government’s bathing water consultation

In a related, but separate, issue to the EA’s 2024 report on Bathing Water quality, the Government ran a public consultation from 12th November to 23rd December 2024 about reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013. In summary, some of the key issues the consultation was designed to obtain comments on were: The Government also sought…

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We currently have the following vacancies available in the WATER team – if you are interested in finding out more about the roles, please get in touch. Please note – all roles are voluntary! Water Project co-ordinator Working alongside our Land Project co-ordinator, this person will help develop, oversee and support the range of water-based…

Only three bathing waters in Devon and Cornwall are classified as poor; disappointingly, Coastguards is one of them.

Swimmers at Coastguards Beach The Environment Agency (EA) released the 2024 classifications for bathing water in England on Tuesday 26th November. Of the 155 bathing waters in Devon and Cornwall, where the Environment Agency takes weekly tests for water quality from May to September, only three achieved a ‘Poor’ rating. Disappointingly, Coastguards Beach at the…