Drinking water quality compliance in England 2021-2022, by parameter

Published by
Erick Burgueño Salas,
May 16, 2024

England had an overall high drinking water quality in 2022, with all the parameters analyzed approaching 100 percent of compliance. Additionally, the bathing water quality in England was also considered good in 2022, with 93 percent of assessed English bathing sites achieving at least good water quality standard.

Share of drinking water samples that met the standards in England in 2021 and 2022, by parameter

Characteristic20212022
Chemical parameters 99.95% 99.94%
Indicator parameters 99.98% 99.95%
Microbiological parameters 99.98% 99.99%
Pesticides 100% 100%
Overall 99.97% 99.97%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of sites that met the standards99.94%99.94%99.95%99.95%99.99%99.99%100%100%99.97%99.97%99.95%99.95%99.98%99.98%99.98%99.98%100%100%99.97%99.97%20212022Chemical parametersIndicator parametersMicrobiological parametersPesticidesOverall
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%105%110%

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2024

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United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2021 and 2022

Supplementary notes

Data for 2021 was retrieved from a previous version of the report.

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