Current fixed signs with

maps

Example of a current Beach results poster:

Statutory Information at beaches (posters)

EU will standardise signs or symbols

Water quality Classes:

Excellent

Good

Sufficient

Poor -------------------

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EU will standardise signs or symbols

Water quality Classes:ExcellentGood Sufficient

Poor -------------------

However must also displayAdvisory sign – poor class/short term pollution

Avoid 5 consecutive poor Class, otherwise “permanent” closure

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SEPA’s daily bathing water quality prediction and beach signage system

Predict and protectprinciple (WHO)

Operational for 8 years

Daily advice to bathersat the beach(also on web and phone/text)

multi-message pages (6 per sign)

Statutory SEPA duty 2012 Potential to improve Directive

compliance

Rain gauge & river gauge

Duty hydrologist

SEPA Communication Centre (24/7)

Bathing water sign, website, phone line and text service.

11 signage stations – network started 2003

Validation Results

2009 Signage Validation Results

Signage poor and poor water quality,

4.8

Signage good but poor water quality,

1.9

Signage good and good water quality,

70.3

Signage poor but good water quality,

23.0

We want to avoid 5 consecutive poor classification, otherwise..….

EU visitors and beyond ??

Even in Scotland.……,

we should allow for an International dimension to

signs and “mixed messages”

Another real example –the SEPA sign when only the first 6 boxes

were working

Or perhaps they’ll just ignore it all