Latest news 02 June 2010
Water quality in Wales appears to be improving as a growing number of beaches have met the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) minimum requirements for water quality.
The number of beaches which failed to come up to standard fell from 20 last year to ten this year.
Additionally, there was a four per cent increase in the number of recommended beaches in Wales in the MCS’s Good Beach Guide.
Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson commented: “It is good to see the MCS evidence mirroring the results of the recent Blue Flag awards which saw 45 Welsh beaches and five Welsh marinas being recognised for the excellent quality of their bathing water.”
She added: “We know that rain affects water quality and this can often present us with an added challenge, but the all-round improvement in coastal water quality indicates that we are seeing the benefits of the huge investment over recent years and work by a whole range of partners.”
Among the 94 bathing beaches in Wales rated as having “excellent water quality”, are Rest Bay in Porthcawl, Tenby, Marloes Sands, Mwnt and Pwllheli.
Posted by Emily Thomas
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