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Wet weather dampens bathing water results Despite being the wettest region in England and Wales this summer, 93.1% of the South West's bathing waters have still met EU standards.
During the summer, large parts of the region had 150% more rainfall than normal, which presented a significant challenge in protecting bathing water quality around the peninsula. Stephen Bird, Operations Director, South West Water, said: "Without the support of our customers we couldn't have invested in the Clean Sweep infrastructure that has helped us cope so well with this summer's wet weather. "Our focus for the future is making sure these assets are kept well maintained so that residents and visitors to the South West will experience the benefits of cleaner bathing waters for generations to come." Malcolm Bell, Chief Executive of South West Tourism, said: 'We must remember the quality of our bathing waters has been transformed over the last 18 years thanks to South West Water's Clean Sweep programme. We have reached the point where we now highlight the rare failures, whereas before Clean Sweep we talked about how few made the standard." South West Water is working closely with the Environment Agency to look at the challenge of climate change and how it can prepare for tighter EU regulations which come into force in 2015. Notes to editors
Ends Published: 13 November 2008 |
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