Bathing waters at Colwick Country Park have been given the thumbs up in the latest ratings of bathing water quality.
The bathing water season started on May 15 and the Environment Agency will be carrying out regular testing of water quality at designated bathing sites until the end of September.
They revealed today that West Lake in Colwick Country Park has received an excellent rating for the third consecutive year.
High standards of water quality at swimming locations are important for people’s enjoyment of beaches and other beauty spots in England and Nottinghamshire’s
Throughout the bathing season the Environment Agency will issue warnings of any forecasted pollution risk on its Swimfo website. Signs are also put up at these swimming locations to inform bathers about any possible dips in quality as a result of factors like rainfall, wind and high tides.
The long-term trend for bathing water quality in England remains upward and overall quality is high. In 2021 99% of bathing waters achieved the minimum standard of Sufficient. Of these, almost 95% achieved the highest standards of Excellent or Good – the highest since new standards were introduced in 2015.
But while progress has been made, there is still much more to be done to ensure cleaner and healthier waters for people to enjoy.
Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd said: “We monitor sites and provide pollution risk forecasting at over 170 sites throughout the bathing water season so people understand the local situation.
“Targeted regulation and investment over several decades have driven significant improvements to bathing waters, but there is work to do inland. Water companies, industry and farmers need to meet regulatory requirements or face legal action, and there are small steps we can all take to help. For example by never flushing away wet wipes or plastic products like nappies so they don’t end up in the water.”
The EA’s Swimfo: Find a Bathing Water website provides immediate access to information on over 400 designated bathing waters and notifies bathers when Pollution Risk Warnings have been issued. including coastal locations and inland lakes.
