To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanism her Department has for provision of public information on bathing water testing at locations across England.
Answered on
21 September 2023
The results of water quality sampling by the Environment Agency at designated bathing waters in England are displayed on the Environment Agency’s Swimfo website: https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/. Local authorities are required to provide information about each bathing water through signage in the vicinity of the site, including the site’s current bathing water quality classification and any advice against bathing which has been issued there. Signs often include a link to water sampling information on the Swimfo website.