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Box 14: Bathing waters affected by Central European floods

The so called ‘Central European floods’ which took place in the Central Europe in late May and June 2013 particularly affected regions along Elbe and Danube rivers, including southern and eastern German states, the western part of Czechia and Austria. Between 30 May and 1 June, these regions received up to 250 mm rainfall, which is for some regions one-fifth of the annual average.

Major flooding affected about 200 bathing waters in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Czechia. Due to the flooding and its consequences, bathing water monitoring and management were interrupted. Appropriate information was provided to the public regarding the temporary suspension of monitoring information for affected bathing waters in these cases. Monitoring could resume and adequate quality assessment samples were available for some affected bathing waters after the floods (EEA, 2014).