The European Environment Agency (EEA) in cooperation with the European Commission DG Environment assesses the quality of the bathing water in all 28 EU Member States, as well as Switzerland and Albania annually in order to inform tourists of the quality of the coastal and freshwater bathing areas.
This annual report allows visitors to foreign and local shore to make an informed choice as to where to vacation according to how good the quality of the bathing water is in the areas they want to vacation and whether it conforms to EU standards.
How is UK’s Bathing Water Compared to EU Standards?
The water industry in the UK has invested billions of pounds on ensuring that its unique and beautiful bathing waters are well-protected since the serious issues there were with big water treatment projects 20 years ago. Although there are still a few minor issues that need to be sorted out, the main issues are all sorted and up and running perfectly.
Monitoring and improving the waters is made a bit easier by the fact that all the water company employees both live and work in the communities they serve so have a vested interest in ensuring that there is clean bathing water for their own communities as well as for tourists and local business. Many of the coastal as well as inland bathing areas depend on tourism, so these individuals and companies take great pride in their responsibilities to ensure clean bathing water and spotless bathing areas.
Because pollution can come from various sources including slurry from farm animals, pesticides from farmlands, heavy rainfall that wash pollutants into the sea from roads and pavements, misconnected or blocked drains, and misconnected household sewage outlets, ensuring good bathing water depends on a good working relationship and cooperation between communities, local councils, business and local farmers.
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