Is it safe to swim?

Get personalised pollution forecasts for your favourite surf & swim spots, across 500 UK locations, to check if the coast is clear.

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The source of the sh*t

We’ve pulled all of the UK’s live sewage discharge data together. That’s over 14,000 overflows! Please remember, it can’t give you any guarantees of safe water, but you can get that info on the Safer Seas and Rivers Service app.

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Annie McKelvey (she / her)

Senior Water Quality Data Officer

I work on improving and evolving the Safer Seas & Rivers Service app to make sure users get reliable, accurate info they can trust. I review all the data submitted through the app – including every single sickness report. With a solid understanding of sewage discharge data, I’m always eager to hear about local investigations or help communities dig into their local data to uncover what’s happening in their area.

Latest Sewage data investigations