Relaxation by the water in the hot season attracts many people who want to swim and sunbathe. Even in the city limits, you can sometimes find reservoirs suitable for swimming, let alone the countryside! However, so that a pleasant pastime does not turn into troubles like cuts in your legs or scabies, you should choose places for a beach holiday wisely.
Instructions
Step 1
Choose equipped private beaches, if possible. The entrance to them, as a rule, is paid, but for a small amount you can be sure that the sanitary and epidemiological control has approved the reservoir, near which the resting place is located. In addition, on paid beaches, sunbathing areas, as a rule, are equipped with umbrellas and sun loungers, the descent to the water is safe even for small children, and a lifeguard is on duty on the territory.
Step 2
Call the territorial department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision or Rospotrebnadzor and ask for a list of places suitable for swimming in your area or district. This information is publicly available and, as a rule, is published at the beginning of summer in the local media. Every year, before the beginning of the swimming season, the sanitary and epidemiological services take water from all open reservoirs, checking the sources for the presence of bacteria, parasites, as well as radiation and heavy metal salts.
Step 3
Review the general requirements for equipped and unequipped bathing areas. In particular, when choosing a reservoir, pay attention to the presence of snags and household waste at the entrance to the water. Do not risk swimming in unknown waters if the water is turbulent, opaque or overgrown with mud and silt. Of course, the territories of hydraulic structures are prohibited for recreation.
Step 4
If you are looking for a place to swim on a "wild" beach, pay attention to the presence or absence of the sign "Swimming is prohibited!". By the way, this sign can mean not only that the reservoir is not suitable for swimming, but also that there is a reservoir with drinking water. In any case, even the inability to swim will not interfere with sunbathing by the water. The main thing is that there are no glass fragments and other dangerous debris in the grass and that the area is treated from ticks.
Step 5
Ask your fellow fishermen about their recommendation of water resting places. As a rule, fishing enthusiasts are aware of which bodies of water are discharged from nearby factories and factories, and which can be plunged into by an infant without the risk of catching scabies or hepatitis A. Often, fishermen also know secluded glades near the water where you can sunbathe all alone, without fear of lying in a heap of garbage left by previous vacationers.
