Press Release: EU bathing water quality remains high

Clean bathing waters are vital for key economic sectors such as tourism and for plant and animal life. The annual bathing water report presented by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency on 10 June 2010 shows that 96 % of coastal bathing areas and 90 % of bathing sites in rivers and lakes complied with minimum standards in 2009. It also describes where to obtain detailed and up-to-date information on bathing sites.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/10/248:Questions and answers on bathing water policy http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/248&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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