River users are taking testing into their own hands to try and find out if it is safe to take a dip.
By Judy Hobson & Becky HolmesA recent statistic which suggested just 14% of the country's rivers were classed as healthy was, to many, as surprising as it was shocking.
Barry Johnson, who takes a morning dip in the waterway, said he wants clarity on when it is safe - or not - to swim in the river. Every few days, he takes water samples at three different sites and sends them to a lab for better analysis."The first day was a sunny day and it hadn't rained for a long time and the water was incredibly good.
Built by the Victorians, the network combines sewage and rainfall in the same pipes and when it rains heavily, the system cannot cope.At the Eccleston Ferry area of the River Dee, Happy Chilly Dippers group member Jazmin Seddon said she did not feel reassured by that.Image caption,
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