06/06/2026
There's always lots of negative press on bathing water quality, so let's shout about the good stuff. The bathing water testing season has started, and the Environment Agency's official results show EXCELLENT water quality levels for Stoke Gabriel, Dittisham, Dartmouth, and Castle Cove. Totnes still has poor quality water in the river, but is approaching the sufficient level. https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/ has all the data.