The Scottish Government

1

Area and time period covered

2

Waterbodies prone to algal blooms

List of susceptible waterbodies

Risk assessments

3

Planned monitoring for selected waters

Criteria for selection of sampling sites

Sites selected for pro-active monitoring

Sampling methods

Sampling arrangements

Sampling schedule

Analysis

Blue-green algae threshold levels for action

Reporting arrangements

4

Control measures to be taken

Pro-active action

Re-active action

Blue-green algae in public drinking water supplies

Blue-green algae in private drinking water supplies

5

Arrangements for providing information

Informing the public

Informing owners of water bodies

Dealing with the media

Giving the all-clear

Tables

Table 1:

Blue-green algae monitoring schedule for the time period covered

Table 2:

Threshold values & equivalence among cyanobacteria [Table E1 from Annex E of this guidance]