# Bathing Water Directive - Status of bathing water, 2018

The EU Bathing Waters Directive requires Member States to identify popular bathing places in fresh and coastal waters and monitor them for indicators of microbiological pollution (and other substances) throughout the bathing season which runs from May to Septemberhttps://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/5f2b022b-2fe4-465f-b1f3-bc0ddf89ef3e


[More information](https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/api/records/5f2b022b-2fe4-465f-b1f3-bc0ddf89ef3e)
    