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Guardian: Nine out of 10 beaches and bathing spots in England and Wales met EU standards for water quality in 2011, new government figures show. But campaigners claimed "meeting an outdated and inadequate standard is nothing to shout about".
Statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Welsh government show that just 10 out of 502 beaches and inland bathing sites in the two countries failed basic water quality standards. A record 89% of the bathing waters, a total......
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Water quality meets EU standards at 90% of UK beaches, figures show
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 8th, 2011
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