Today, the Environment Agency released annual classifications for designated bathing waters in England. Bathing sites are still not all achieving the top standard. We're not keen to celebrate. ❌ Did you know that when deciding classifications - water samples are disregarded if water quality has been affected by pollution. 😠 97% of bathing waters met minimum standards in 2022, but only 72% achieved a standard of Excellent. Things aren’t as excellent as the Environment Agency lead us to believe. Water samples are taken during the bathing season to determine if a bathing water is classified as Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor. But with samples disregarded when water quality is actually affected by pollution, are this year's classifications really telling the truth about the state of our bathing waters? We need to see a reform in the governments water quality testing regime to give an accurate picture of the condition of our rivers, lakes and seas. Investigate how bathing waters have been affected in this year’s Water Quality Report 🔍 Find out why regulations need to change, link in bio.