A Bigger Splash?

It's somewhat embarrassing that, the water quality in the UK's first river bathing water area, has been designated 'poor' (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/06/water-in-uks-first-official-bathing-river-to-be-designated-poor-quality). The proposed river bathing area is a stretch of the River Wharfe in West Yorkshire, near the town of Ilkley. Its water is of 'poor' quality (like that of most UK rivers), as Yorkshire Water (the local water company), periodically discharges raw sewage into it. Water companies are allowed to do this, when it rains hard. There are plans to improve the water quality to 'good' but I think I would wait until the bacterial counts come back.