Svårtillgängliga stränder

I gårdagens inlägg kunde ni se vilka stränder som tilldelats blå flagg. Självklart finns det massor av underbara stränder här som inte har tilldelats den blå flaggan. Varför förstår ni nog om ni läser kriterierna här under om vad som krävs för att få den. Min väninna Helen Hamlet Skouloudakis besökte stranden som ni ser på hennes foton här. Hon rekommenderar ingen att åka dit. Vägen dit är slingrig och brant. Ner till stranden går knappt en stig utan det rör sig mer om bergsklättring. Så om ni vill ut på äventyr tycker jag 

att ni ska hyra en bil och leta reda på stränder som inte har fått någon blå flagga. Allt på egen risk förstås.

Följande kriterier måste uppfyllas för att få den blå flaggan. Texten är rakt av kopierad:

Environmental Education and Information

• Information about the Blue Flag must be displayed
• Environmental education activities must be offered and promoted to beach users
• Information about bathing water quality must be displayed
• Information relating to local eco-systems and environmental phenomena must be displayed
• A map of the beach indicating different facilities must be displayed
• A code of conduct that reflects appropriate laws governing the use of the beach and surrounding areas must be displayed

Water quality

• The beach must fully comply with the water quality sampling and frequency requirements
• The beach must fully comply with the standards and requirements for water quality analysis
• No industrial, waste-water or sewage-related discharges should affect the beach area
• The beach must comply with the Blue Flag requirements for the microbiological parameter faecal coli bacteria (E.coli) and intestinal enterococci/streptococci
• The beach must comply with the Blue Flag requirements for the following physical and chemical parameters\

Environmental Management

• The local authority/beach operator should establish a beach management committee
• The local authority/beach operator must comply with all regulations affecting the location and operation of the beach
• The beach must be clean
• Algae vegetation or natural debris should be left on the beach
• Waste disposal bins/containers must be available at the beach in adequate numbers and they must be regularly maintained
• Facilities for the separation of recyclable waste materials should be available at the beach
• An adequate number of toilet or restroom facilities must be provided
• The toilet or restroom facilities must be kept clean 
• The toilet or restroom facilities must have controlled sewage disposal
• On the beach there will be no unauthorised camping or driving and no dumping
• Access to the beach by dogs and other domestic animals must be strictly controlled
• All buildings and beach equipment must be properly maintained
• Coral reefs in the vicinity of the beach must be monitored
• A sustainable means of transportation should be promoted in the beach area

Safety and services

• An adequate number of lifeguards and/or lifesaving equipment must be available at the beach
• First aid equipment must be available on the beach
• Emergency plans to cope with pollution risks must be in place
• There must be management of different users and uses of the beach so as to prevent conflicts and accidents
• There must be safety measures in place to protect users of the beach
• A supply of drinking water should be available at the beach
• At least one Blue Flag beach in each municipality must have access and facilities provided for the physically disabled