| Title: | Implementation of the revised Bathing Water Directive |
| Organisation: | Defra & The Scottish Government |
| Issued: | Mon 12 November 2007 |
| Deadline: | 04 February 2008 |
| Status: | CLOSED Consultation is closed for comments |
| Synopsis: | This consultation invites your views on proposals for implementing the revised Bathing Water Directive, 2006/7/EC. Whilst you are invited to comment generally on the implementation proposals in the consultation document, the costs and benefits of the proposals identified in the Impact Assessment and the draft Regulations, questions have been included on a number of specific issues. In particular, the Government would welcome views on the number and type of bathing waters where measures should be taken to improve the water quality; the development of a prediction and discounting system; and the development of public information for beach signage. |
The IEMA are not looking to provide a response to this consultation. We have signposted it on our consultation website as it might be of interest to our Members.
If any Member does wish to make a response, please do so on your own behalf following the advice on the websites below:
Consultation for England and Wales:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/bathingwaters/index.htm
Consultation for Scotland (note this consultation closes on 6 February 2008):