Bathing water quality remains high overall, but heavy summer rainfall is putting pressure on our beaches
· Bathing water quality in 2023 was high overall, with 97 per cent (143 of 148) of sites meeting or exceeding the minimum standard, the same number as in 2022. · 114 bathing sites (77 per cent) had excellent water quality, down from 117 in 2022. · The number of beaches with poor bathing water quality increased to […]