00:01Warning signs telling people not to swim are now in place at almost all of England's official river
00:06bathing sites after widespread testing found unsafe water linked to sewage and agricultural
00:11pollution. The Environment Agency says most inland rivers tested last year were rated poor,
00:16with bacteria levels in many cases posing a health risk to swimmers.
00:21Six more river sites will be monitored this summer, expanding testing to new locations.
00:27Campaigners say the findings show how designation can expose pollution and force water companies to act,
00:34but water companies warn that official bathing status may give the public a misleading impression
00:39of safety where pollution problems still exist.
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