Campaigners around England are hoping more official bathing sites will lead to cleaner rivers.
When Hannah Pearson saw some of her friends get ill after swimming in the River Dart, that was the spur to finding out what was going on in the water.That will mean the water gets official testing during the summer which, she hopes, will lead to a cleaner river."I know how much benefit personally I get from swimming in the river every day," said Ms Pearson from Friends of the Dart.
"And that prompted the question of what's happening, what's in the water that's causing this and we began to inquire and realised that there was no data available."The group Friends of the Dart has started its own testing at sites like Steamer Quay and want to make the results public If a site is designated, the Environment Agency will monitor water quality weekly during the bathing season from 15 May to 30 September to protect the health of people bathing.Infrastructure or facilities such as toilets are provided nearbyGroups have until the end of October to submit their applications this year, with results expected by 30 April 2024.
She said: "I think in the right place and with the legal approval for access with the landowner it can be a good thing, but we always have to bear in mind the ecological health of the river and large numbers of people accessing a site, just because it's accessible doesn't necessarily mean, it's appropriate."All four of the proposed Dart sites ticked the boxes for the trust, she said.
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