Resilient Coasts<\/em><\/a> project as well as the recent completion of a £2.3 million project protecting Felixstowe Ferry. The EA are supporting the East Suffolk Water Management Board to deliver the £12.2 million Upper Alde and Ore Estuary Project, which will protect Snape and Aldeburgh, and are also working with partners to develop projects for Pakefield, Southwold and Thorpeness.<\/p> <\/p>
The Government is committed to improving the quality of our bathing waters. Almost 90% of bathing waters in England met the highest standards of \u2018Good' or \u2018Excellent\u2019 in 2023, up from just 76% in 2010 and despite the classification standards becoming stricter in 2015. Suffolk has 7 designated bathing waters; last season 5 were classified as \u2018Excellent\u2019, 1 was classified as \u2018Good\u2019 and 1 was classified as \u2018Poor\u2019. The Environment Agency assesses what action is needed to improve water quality to meet the standards set by the Bathing Water Regulations. Action plans are in place at all \u2018Poor\u2019 bathing waters, including the River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield in Suffolk. This includes investigations into pollution sources and visits to farms and water company assets.<\/p>"}
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As part of the spending review we committed £80m to a new social outcomes fund to support the creation of locally developed social impact bonds focused upon tackling a range of social problems. We will set out the issues that this fund will focus upon when it is launched later this year.<\/p>
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