PART 3MONITORING OF BATHING WATERS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION

Public information: duties of bathing water operatorI3I1I29

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Every bathing water operator shall ensure that the following information about its bathing water is actively disseminated and promptly made available during the bathing season in an easily accessible place in the near vicinity of the bathing water—

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the bathing water’s current classification pursuant to regulation 12, represented by a symbol in accordance with Part 2 of the Annex to the Decision;

b

any advice against bathing which has been introduced there, represented by a symbol in accordance with Part 1 of the Annex to the Decision, and giving reasons;

c

a general description of the bathing water, in non-technical language, based on its bathing water profile;

d

where the bathing water is subject to or likely to be subject to incidents of short-term pollution—

i

a statement to that effect;

ii

an indication of the number of days for which advice against bathing was introduced there during the immediately preceding bathing season because of short-term pollution; and

iii

a warning whenever short term pollution is predicted or present;

e

information on the nature and expected duration of abnormal situations there; and

f

an indication of the sources of more complete information published in accordance with regulation 10.

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Paragraph (3)(a) and (b) of regulation 10 shall apply to information provided under this regulation as it applies to information provided under that regulation.