Den eneste forbedring vedrører andelen af badeområder, hvor der er udstedt badeforbud; her noteres en meget lille forbedring fra 1,0 % til 0,9 % i badesæsonen 1999.
Only the percentage of areas where bathing was prohibited showed a very slight improvement, falling from 1.0 to 0.9 % in the 1999 bathing season.