Current fixed signs with maps Example of a current Beach results poster:
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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