Better bathing waters: meeting the challenges of the revised Bathing Water Directive in Scotland
A report by the Scottish Executive Environment Group outlining our bathing water strategy for Scotland.
Annex A: A timetable for implementation
| Year |
Date |
Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
1 April |
Controlled Activities Regulations come into effect |
| Bathing season |
Trial of flexible sampling regime |
|
| 2007 |
March |
Draft regulations produced and consultation commences |
| October |
Consultation on regulations completed |
|
| End |
Regulations laid before Parliament |
|
| Interim report into significant water management issues |
||
| 2008 |
24 March |
Deadline for transposition of Directive into national law |
| 31 March |
Funding for Bathing Water Review Panel ceases |
|
| May |
First identification of bathing water list |
|
| May |
First definition of length of bathing season |
|
| May |
First establishment of monitoring calendar |
|
| Mid |
Consultation on draft River Basin Management Plan |
|
| General Binding Rules for agriculture applied |
||
| 2009 |
December |
First River Basin Management Plan published |
| 2011 |
February |
Deadline for establishing bathing water profiles |
| 2012 |
Bathing season |
Start of four-year assessment period for first classification |
| 2013 |
Bathing season |
Deadline for first dissemination of information in Article 12.1-2 |
| Review of bathing water list |
||
| 2014 |
1 April |
Start of Quality & Standards 4 investment period for Scottish Water |
| 2015 |
September |
First classification against standards of new Directive |
| September |
All bathing waters to be of at least sufficient standard |
|
| December |
Second River Basin Management Plan published |
Contact
Email: EQCAT@gov.scot
Phone: 0131 244 0205
Post:
Environmental Quality Division
Scottish Government
Area 3H (south)
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
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