Therese has welcomed the news that a section of the River Deben at Waldringfield has been shortlisted to become a designated bathing water site. The Suffolk Coast & Heaths location has progressed to national consultation which opens today and runs until the 24th of March.
If the site is designated, the Environment Agency will regularly take samples during the bathing season - which runs between 15 May and 30 September. Bathing waters are classified annually as Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor, based on an assessment of the water quality, with the information published on the Environment Agency’s Swimfo site.
Therese said: “So many people enjoy this particular stretch of the Deben, with well over a hundred swimmers here often during the summer. It’s right, therefore, that they get the signage and the regular testing to enable the Environment Agency to take swift action if needed. I encourage residents to respond positively to the consultation.”
The consultation is available here.
