Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.
England will get dozens of new monitored bathing sites, the government said on Monday, in the largest ever expansion of wild swimming areas.
"We definitely have issues in the rivers in Shropshire," she said. "Not just sewage but also agriculture and particularly chicken farms. I'm hoping this will kick start some action locally to clean the waters." Last year out of the 423 bathing sites measured in England, 405 met at least the minimum standard of the Bathing Water Regulations. But the number rated as "Excellent" fell and the number rated as "Poor" rose to its highest level since 2015.Designated sites are tested by the Environment Agency throughout the bathing season, which lasts from 15 May to the end of September.
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