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Bathing waters

Find out how the Environment Agency monitors and assesses the quality of bathing waters in England and Wales and what the water is like at your favourite beach.

Bathing water profiles

red bucket and pink spade on a beach

Each profile includes a description and map of the surrounding area, rivers and streams feeding into the site and a pollution management plan.

Bathing waters near you

map of Northumberland coastline - Alnmouth, Seahouse and Holy Island

Find out how clean bathing waters are in England and Wales and use our search tool to investigate bathing water quality near you:

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Two boys enjoying the surf

Tell us

Two Environment Agency Officers standing on a beach looking at sampling equipment

Find out how to report bathing water pollution, tweet about your local beach or send us your photographs and films of beaches.

 

Revised Bathing Water Directive

Read about the Revised Bathing Water Directive which sets higher bathing water quality standards to be achieved by 2015.

Bathing Waters

Find out how good the bathing waters are near you - enter your postcode or place name

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