| The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is responsible for taking samples from dozens of bathing waters around the country and testing them for bacterial pollution. High levels of bacteria called coliforms and streptococci show that water has been exposed to sewage.
The tests are done between June and September, when people are most likely to go swimming, and water is graded as either excellent, good or failed.
The results of all the June tests have now been released and they show the continuing impact of the Tay wastewater project, which replaced many old sewage outfalls with a single treatment plant at Hatton. Broughty Ferry, Carnoustie and Arbroath’s West Links were each tested five times, getting excellent grades every time.
A smaller number of tests were also carried out at Montrose, Lunan Bay, Arbroath’s Victoria Park, Easthaven and Tentsmuir. These also got the top grade. |
