Local authorities from lots of EU regions generally avoid measuring water quality after rainy days because raw sewage is still often dumped under those conditions.
Even in Basel, where the Rheine is really clean, authorities sometimes advise not to swim.
As expensive as this project is, separating the storm drains from the sewage lines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_sewer) in an existing system is much more costly.
There was a ton of work done to reduce the amount of water ending up in the sewer during storms followed by some large infrastructure improvements to improve the carrying capacity of the sewer itself.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68464798
I think there's a B1M episode on Youtube that has a good overview.
Back in my day we'd have river fires that burned 50' high and burn bridges.
A lot of effort was done to remediate this very old issue, with a very big push before the Olympics games (but improvement to the sewage system has been going on for years).
Also Burgundy is just another part of France which is in the EU, so not really sure what you mean.
Meanwhile...
> The Olympic legacy of the Seine has taken another hit, with a second athlete taken to hospital after competing in the murky waters.
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/olympics/article/second-olymp...
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/1116...
> Paris officials say they have taken several measures to ensure swimmers can safely enjoy the long-anticipated reopening, including daily water pollution testing and implementing a swim test for bathers. The water quality is "exceptional", said Marc Guillaume, the prefect for the Ile-de-France region that includes Paris. "We are monitoring two bacteria, E. coli and enterococci, and for one we are ten times below the thresholds and for the other more than 25 times below," he said.
Article in French: https://www.franceinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/paris-2024/bai...
But yes, this is more mainstream and open to all so it's kind of big news.
After ending high school exams in 1993, we jumped into the Seine from Pont de Neuilly. I suppose this sort of antics have been going on since times immemorial and without counting bacteria beforehand... But I'm glad the river has cleaned up !
My first impression upon hitting the water: 1 - it is actually water (I expected mud !), 2 - wow, there is actually current and the shore goes by rather fast... No problems of any sort.
Anyway, it is fun - do it, and have a spotter to check for ships !
“Based on: An original idea”
I suppose so…
There's nothing wrong with mocking the premise of this movie; I saw it and it deserves no defense.
But not so much for hygiene standards (the chlorine takes care of that), but more for maintenance issues.
Rinsing off before going in reduces the organic load in the pool, which reduces the amount of chlorine consumed, which reduces the amount of chemicals needed to maintain clean water (not to mention reduces chloramine levels which can irritate swimmers lungs).
It's absolutely disgusting.
> Y a-t-il des douches ? > > Oui ! Chaque site de baignade propose des douches – obligatoires avant d’aller se baigner –, un accès à des toilettes, un poste de secours ainsi que des espaces pour s’asseoir et profiter du soleil.
https://www.paris.fr/pages/baignade-en-seine-toutes-les-ques...