The Solent Water Quality Award scheme was launched in 1992 to provide a simple and readily understood indicator of satisfactory water quality at bathing beaches and, where feasible, in recreational waters around the Solent.
The Award is given where the water reaches or exceeds the standards specified in the European Community Bathing Water Directive.
Six coastal areas in Gosport have been awarded the Solent Water Quality Award for 2007 (and previous years). These are Lee-on-the-Solent, Stokes Bay, Haslar Marina, Gosport Marina (formerly Camper & Nicholson), Stoke Lake and Hardway. The main bathing areas at Stokes Bay and Lee also feature in the Good Beach Guide 2007.
These sites are monitored every week by the Environment Agency during the Bathing Season (May - September) and fortnightly by Gosport Borough Council throughout the year. The latest results can be viewed. Previous years results are available for viewing by clicking on the related document at the bottom of the page.
The results displayed are based on the bacteriological standards for bacteria (Total Coliforms, Faecal Coliforms and Faecal Streptococci) contained in the Bathing Water Directive.
For information on bathing and recreational water quality in Gosport Borough please contact the Council's Environmental Health Section Pollution Team on 023 9254 5478.
More information on the standards can be found on the Environment Agency web site:
For information on water quality in the European Union web site:
For information about the Good beach Guide please see: www.goodbeachguide.co.uk
Further information on beach cleanliness and other marine standards can be obtained from the Marine Conservation Society: www.mcsuk.org
|
|
