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Thursday, 15 November 2007 |
The Scottish Government wants help from the public in making Scotland’s beaches even cleaner. Despite a dramatic improvement in the quality of Scotland’s bathing waters in recent years, further improvements still need to be made to meet European guidelines.
Minister for the Environment Michael Russell said that 2006 saw Scotland’s 61 designated beaches meet initial European guidelines for the first time, but that further improvements still needed to be made.
“With the unfortunate exception of this summer, when the whole country was faced with unprecedented poor weather, the quality of Scotland's bathing waters has been gradually improving. 2006 saw all of Scotland's bathing waters meeting European standards for the first time and today's consultation will take health protection and cleanliness to the next level.
“The standards in terms of water quality will be raised as in other European countries. There will be new responsibilities to promote public participation in decision-making and the provision of information to allow beach goers to make informed choices on whether to bathe or not. Today's consultation is all about how best we meet these challenges and I would encourage all interested to get involved.”
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