Social Affairs Minister Petra Köpping (SPD) has called on bathers to help keep Saxony's waters clean at the start of the bathing season. "Please help to maintain the water quality and the good condition of the bathing areas. Do not leave any waste behind, use the toilets provided and do not feed water birds," explained the politician in a statement. In the past bathing season, Saxony's EU bathing waters were consistently confirmed to be of excellent microbiological quality.
According to the information, the bathing season starts this Thursday. The bathing waters are to be regularly monitored for hygiene until September 15. To this end, the Saxon health authorities will inspect the bathing areas and take regular water samples, which will be tested for coliform bacteria and faecal contamination. The occurrence of blue-green algae will also be monitored.
In Saxony, 32 open-cast mining lakes and reservoirs are listed as EU bathing waters. This year, 29 of them will be monitored for hygiene.
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