Permission has been granted for three new wild swimming spots in East and West Sussex.
The new bathing facility benefits from water quality monitoring by the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency is assessing whether action is needed to reduce pollution levels.
Water Minister Robbie Moore said these sites bring positive social, physical and health benefits to local communities.
Following a public consultation, Goring Beach and Worthing Beach House in West Sussex and Rottingdean Beach in East Sussex have been designated as new swimming beaches.
A total of 27 new locations will be designated across the UK ahead of this year's swimming season, which runs from May 15 to September 30.
The new facility brings the total number of bathhouses in the UK to 451.
Mr Moore said new swimming areas would be regularly monitored to ensure bathers had up-to-date information on water quality and that action could be taken if minimum standards were not met. Ta.
“I am committed to further improving the quality of our coastal waters, rivers and lakes for the benefit of the environment and everyone who uses it,” he said.
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the UK Government will begin a consultation on proposed reforms to bathing water regulations later this year.
Last year, 96 per cent of UK bath water met the annual minimum standards and 90 per cent was rated 'good' or 'outstanding', Defra said.
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