Press Release: EU Bathing Water: Quality is generally good, but one in ten inland beaches does not meet EU standards

The European Commission on 26 May 2005 presented its annual report on the quality of bathing water. The report offers information about the quality of water millions of Europeans swim in each summer. In 2004 the vast majority of bathing sites were deemed safe by virtue of complying with the standards of the 1976 Bathing Water Directive. However, inland waters did not fare so well. While 96.7% of coastal sites met the standards, compliance at inland bathing sites such as lakes and rivers had worsened, with one in ten not up to standard.

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