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Can I swim at Swale above Richmond Falls? North Yorkshire, England · River
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About this bathing water
Rating for last season Not classified
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Area North Yorkshire, England
Monitored outfalls within 5km 15 (nearest 0.3km) Swale above Richmond Falls does not currently carry an annual bathing water classification.
The Environment Agency issues a pollution risk forecast for this beach every morning during the bathing season, and the water company publishes the status of its storm overflows every few minutes.
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Where the data comes from
Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales — daily pollution risk forecasts,
open pollution incidents and bathing water classifications
SEPA and DAERA — Scottish daily predictions and Northern Irish sampling
The EPA and local authorities in Ireland — statutory bathing restrictions
Eleven water companies — live storm overflow status for 18,600 monitored outfalls
Open-Meteo — rainfall
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