What EU Bathing Water Directive 2006/7/EC - Bathing Water Classification, Management Measures and Public Information requires
Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality (revised Bathing Water Directive, BWD) replaced the original 1976 Directive 76/160/EEC with risk-based management of identified bathing waters across the EU. Member States identify bathing waters where many bathers are expected and the activity is not prohibited or permanently advised against under Article 3. Monitoring of two microbiological parameters - intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli - drives a four-band classification (Excellent, Good, Sufficient, Poor) under Article 5 calculated over four consecutive bathing seasons. Bathing waters classified as Poor for five consecutive seasons trigger a permanent prohibition on bathing under Article 5(4). Article 6 requires Bathing Water Profiles describing physical and chemical characteristics, identifying pollution sources and risks of short-term pollution and cyanobacterial proliferation. Article 12 mandates real-time public information including the European bathing water symbols set out in Commission Implementing Decision 2011/321/EU.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: European Environment Agency (EEA) - monitoring and reporting; European Commission DG ENV - policy; Member State competent authorities for bathing water management · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32006L0007
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- Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC, OJ L 64 of 4.3.2006 - Articles 3 identification and monitoring, 5 classification, 6 Bathing Water Profile, 12 public information, 13 reporting
- Commission Implementing Decision 2011/321/EU of 27 May 2011 establishing pursuant to Directive 2006/7/EC a symbol for information to the public on bathing water classification and any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, OJ L 143 of 31.5.2011
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