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Bathing Water Quality
Your challenges as public authority
You are responsible for the water quality of the recreational waters in an area
You need knowledge on water quality; real-time data and prognoses will improve your decision making
You have legal requirements e.g. e.g. to predict the bathing water quality and warn users of recreational beaches on poor quality
Water Forecast services and typical benefits
ECO Water Forecasts of detailed currents around your valued areas, such as beaches and conservation areas in the marine and in lakes support evaluation of real-time and long-term spreading and degradation of pollutants; or even provide detailed modeling of the fate and distribution
ECO Water Forecasts gives you as manager a solid basis for day-to-day decisions whether to warn the public about poor bathing water quality at a beach in the marine or in lakes
ECO Water Forecasts published on web, smartphone, etc.are always online available to the public and thus provides a solid basis for planning a day at the beach and do also increase the confidence in using a beach area
Examples of forecast services already provided
Copenhagen Municipality and other municipalities in the Copenhagen area has for a number of years been using a bathing water quality forecast service, which includes online access to storm water overflow sensors - see link section to the right.
Swedish municipalities along Halland on the west coast are providing their beach goers with green or red flags based on a detailed water quality forecast service - see link section to the right.
Links to forecast services
Copenhagen bathing water forecast (in Danish)
(http://kbh.badevand.dk/)
Hallandskusten Bathing water forecast (in Swedish)
(http://hallandskusten.badvatten.se/)
Want to know more?
Contacts
(http://www.waterforecast.com/contact)
Publications
(http://www.waterforecast.com/about/publications)
Guide on Bathing Water Quality
(http://bathingwater.dhigroup.com/)