Elevated levels of E. coli were found in the River Thames ahead of the Henley Royal Regatta, River Action reported on its website on June 28.
Tests carried out on water from the River Thames between 23 May and 25 June showed that the amount of bacteria exceeded safe standards. On average, 1,213 colony-forming units were detected per 100 ml, well above the acceptable limit of 900 units.
In one of the measurements, the indicator reached 25 thousand units, which exceeds by more than 27 times the critical level established by the British authorities to classify water quality as “bad.”
In response to these findings, regatta organizers developed and presented new safety guidelines to participants, including recommendations to prevent water from entering the body and the need to treat equipment.
River Action accuses Thames Water of damaging the water quality of the Thames by discharging waste water.
Recall that previously, at the end of May, the Financial Times reported that Thames Water had discharged more than 14 billion liters of wastewater into the central part of the Thames this year. The problem of water pollution from sewage in the United Kingdom is due to the insufficient capacity of sewage treatment plants and the permission to discharge them during heavy rain, which has negative consequences for the environment and public health. .
Source: Rossa Primavera
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