I was pleased to support Friends of the Dart's recent applications for Designated Bathing Water Status at the following locations on the River Dart:
Totnes Steamer Quay
Stoke Gabriel
Dittisham
Dartmouth Warfleet
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the applications will now proceed to the next stage of the bathing water designation process, which is a public consultation.
The consultation will run for two weeks from 26 February to 10 March 2024. Local residents, businesses, bathers and all groups and organisations with an interest are invited to respond to this consultation so DEFRA has as many views as possible to inform our final decision.
Take part in the consultation here: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/consultation-on-designation-of-27-sites-as-bathing/
More information about the bathing water sites can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plan-revealed-for-dozens-of-new-bathing-water-sites