One of the bathing sites designated last year was on the River Deben at Waldringfield. Bathing season has started again, so there will be weekly testing once again. The site received a poor status overall last year due to just one significantly poor reading on the 2nd of September, coinciding with an astronomical high tide. You can read the river quality testing data online here.
There are also alerts generated regularly based on the Environment Agency modelling and forecasting if there may be pollution in the area. This is not to say there will be pollution but it gives a forecast indication based on particular tides or if there has been heavy rain which may trigger run-off from fields or the like.
Therese said: "It is still a huge regret that East Suffolk District Council would not support the application for the Woodbridge Steps bathing site this year. Nevertheless, I will keep pressing for improvements on improving water quality locally - including via the new River Deben Action Plan."
