A public consultation on Wallingford Beach gaining bathing water status is coming to an end.
If a public consultation is successful, it would mean the Environment Agency will regularly monitor water quality.The beach is on the bank of the Thames, downstream from Wallingford Bridge.The EA takes water quality samples during the bathing season, which in England runs from 15 May to 30 September, the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs said.
Citizen science surveys have demonstrated the popularity of the spot, with hundreds bathing and paddling on the hottest days of summer.
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