Some local river groups are having to withdraw applications for official bathing status after Defra introduced new rules on the number of bathers
Met Police chief criticises Government over weak laws to tackle extremists after 'jihad' rowRivers in Cornwall and Cumbria no longer meet the criteria to apply for the status after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs introduced a requirement for a minimum number of swimmers to visit the waterway. It means the rivers will miss out on additional checks to rid them of pollution.
The UK has more than 600 designated bathing water sites, however most of these are coastal and only three are located within rivers. The rules say applicants must record 100 bathers using the space on at least two days within the bathing season, which runs from May to September and that all sites must have a toilet facility within 500m.
She said: “We believe that a minimum of 100 bathers a day is far too many, as it doesn’t recognise the diversity of sites, how they’re used, or the ecological impact of this scale of water use. Group co-founder Isobel Stoddart said: “When we applied in 2022, there was nothing in the guidelines that said that a bathing site had to attract at least 100 people for a minimum of two days during the bathing season.”
A campaign group based in Calstock, on the River Tamar in Cornwall, has also decided not to apply for status this year.
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