European Blue Flag Award 2010
Keep Wales Tidy assessors check each beach during the Bathing season to ensure that standards are maintained. The Flag must be taken down when this is not the case. Introduced in the UK in 1999, Blue Flags are awarded to marinas that meet strict environmental and management standards. Blue Flag marinas generally have pontoons or jetties for boats and would normally provide car parking, toilet facilities, waste services and other amenities. The criteria considered for Blue Flag Marinas include: high standards of cleanliness safety (eg life rings, fire extinguishers) information provision facilities (eg toilets) environmental management (waste reception facilities) Water quality must be clean and have no signs of sewage or oil pollution, but does not have to meet the same standards as beaches, as swimming is not permitted in marinas.
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