Press release 18/2023 from 09.06.2023 | Last changed: 13.06.2023
German bathing water quality remains at a high level
… over 96 percent of the officially designated bathing water sites on lakes, rivers and coasts in Germany were rated "excellent" or "good". A total of 98 percent of all … current quality in their local area", says Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency (UBA). Press release No. 18/2023 | 09.06.2023 According to the … bathing waters as a precautionary measure in order not to endanger bathers' health. This was mostly due to Cyanobacteria ("blue-green algae", 84 times). Water …