scottish water always serving scotland bathing waters kerry davidson
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Scottish Water
Always serving Scotland
BATHING WATERS
Kerry Davidson
Wastewater Treatment Works 35
Pumping Stations 236
Overflows & Outfalls 136
Bathing Waters & SW Assets
SW Bathing Water Assets
• 82 Designated Bathing Waters
• 70 Have Potential to be Influenced by SW Assets
• Internal SW BW Targets
Pre Season Preparation
• Pre-Pre Season Inspections
– Internal SW Inspections
– Feb/March
– Issues Identified & Risk Scored
– >400 Inspections Prior to BS 2010
– State of Readiness Report to RMG
• Pre Season Inspections
– Joint Inspections with Local SEPA Teams
– April/ Mid May
During the Season
• Results
– BW Mailbox
– Early Warning of Fails
– Results collated and analysed
• RCA’s
– Mandatory Fails
– Near Miss Samples (>1600 FC)
– Out of the Norm Results
• Mid Season Joint Inspections with Local SEPA Teams
• Joint Failure Investigations with Local SEPA Teams
Internal BW Reporting
• State of Readiness Report
• Weekly Report to Internal Stakeholders
• Monthly Report to Regulatory Management Group
• Ongoing Risk Tracking & Reporting
• Internal End of Season Bathing Water Report
BW Stakeholder Engagement
• Scottish Government
• Local SEPA
– Joint BW Inspections
– Liaison Meetings
– EPI & Ops Notifications
• National SEPA
– Joint SW/SEPA BW Grp
– Improve Awareness of BW Compliance, Investment & Emerging Research
• BW Review Panel
– Provide Information on SW Assets
– Panel Member
• Keep Scotland Beautiful
– Blue Flag Jury
– Beach Managers Forum
Investment to SW AssetsBW Improvements
•SR06 (2006-2010)– Existing Bathing Water Directive– Portobello, Meadowhead & Stevenson– 53 UIDs Improved – Approx £20m
•SR10 (2010-2015)– Existing Bathing Water Directive– Meadowhead & Stevenson SR06 Carry Over– 17 UIDs – Approx £60m
•SR10 (2010-2015)– Revised Bathing Water Directive ‘Sufficient’ Status– 27 Studies for Build by Mar 2015– 10 Studies for Build by Mar 2020– Estimated cost £80m
