Good quality of French bathing waters
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Each year, the ARS (Regional Health Agencies) organise bathing water quality monitoring on more than 3350 sites in France.
The quality of bathing waters is governed by European Directive 2006/7/EC, which lays down microbiological criteria for assessing water quality.
For inland waters:
| Parameter | Excellent quality | Good quality | Sufficient | Reference methods of analysis |
| Intestinal enterococci (cfu/100 |
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