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SCOTLAND'S BATHING WATERS: A strategy for improvement
INTRODUCTION
1. The Scottish water authorities, working under the regulatory approach overseen by SEPA, have been undertaking very significant capital works to reduce sewage pollution at bathing waters. This work will continue. Research and experience, however, both indicate that achieving European standards at all Scottish bathing waters cannot be achieved by improvements to sewage treatment alone. There are very many factors contributing to bathing water pollution, some of which are completely outwith the control of water authorities or, indeed, the public sector. To reach the standards will require a collective effort by all sectors which potentially cause pollution. Collective action will help to ensure that no industry bears an excessive proportion of the costs for remedial work. At the same time, action will have to be focussed to ensure that the greatest level of improvement can be obtained at the lowest cost.
2. This strategy examines the role that various sectors can play in pollution reduction. Its aim is to encourage all sectors to play an active part in the collective effort to achieve the necessary standards, and to come forward with ideas as to how they might play that part.
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