Guidance

Recreational and surface water scheme: recent reports

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor recreational and surface water.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 29 May 2014
• Last updated: 21 October 2019
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  1. 21 October 2019

     Updated bathing beach water, swimming pool water, river, lake and stream reports.

  2. 7 May 2019

     Added 'Recreational and surface water scheme: report'.

  3. 3 January 2019

     Added "Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S87 report".

  4. 13 December 2018

     Added "Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S87 report".

  5. 10 October 2018

     Added 'Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S86 report'.

  6. 20 June 2018

     Added 'Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S84 report'.

  7. 27 April 2018

     Added 'Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S83 report'.

  8. 23 March 2018

     Added 'Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S82 report'.

  9. 22 December 2017

     Added 'Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S81 report'.

  10. 21 August 2017

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S79 report.

  11. 19 June 2017

      Added 'recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S78 report'.

  12. 3 May 2017

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S77 report.

  13. 20 December 2016

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S75 report.

  14. 12 October 2016

      Added distribution S74 report.

  15. 19 August 2016

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S73 report.

  16. 23 June 2016

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S72 report.

  17. 3 May 2016

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S71 report.

  18. 22 March 2016

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S70 report.

  19. 6 November 2015

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S69 report.

  20. 10 September 2015

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S68 report.

  21. 16 July 2015

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S67 report.

  22. 29 May 2015

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S66 report.

  23. 1 May 2015

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S65 report.

  24. 23 March 2015

      Added recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S64 report.

  25. 7 November 2014

      The Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S63 report has been added.

  26. 15 September 2014

      The Recreational and surface water scheme: distribution S61 report has been added.

  27. 29 May 2014

      First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 15 May 2025

This content is no longer up-to-date. For the most recent information, see the Food and Environment Proficiency Testing Unit (FEPTU) website.

Documents

Recreational and surface water scheme: report for bathing beach water

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Recreational and surface water scheme: report for river, lake and stream water

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Recreational and surface water scheme: report for swimming pool water

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Details

Reports from laboratories participating in the recreational and surface water scheme.

This scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor for indicator organisms and pathogens in:

• bathing beaches
• bathing pools
• rivers
• streams
• lakes