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The EU Bathing Waters Directive requires Member States to identify popular bathing places in fresh and coastal waters and monitor them for indicators of microbiological pollution (and other substances) throughout the bathing season which runs from May to September
Datasets
Bathing Water Directive - Status of bathing water, 2024 v.1.0Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)
Published: 19 Jun 2025
Temporal coverage: 1990-2024
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Archived or restricted datasets
Bathing Water Directive - Status of bathing water, 2023Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)Archived
Published: 24 May 2024
Temporal coverage: 1990-2023
Bathing Water Directive - Status of bathing water, 2023 v.1.1Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)Archived
Published: 26 Nov 2024
Temporal coverage: 1990-2023