Environmental education initiatives must be offered and promoted to beach users.

Five environmental education initiatives

Information about recreational water quality must be displayed.

Information about the local ecosystem 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.

The beach must fully comply with the water quality sampling and frequency requirements.

FCC Complies with legal requirements?

Does frequency match the standards?

The beach must fully comply with the requirements for water quality analysis

No industrial, wastewater or sewage-related discharges should affect the beach area.

Time Will Tell

The beach must comply with the Blue Flag requirements for the microbiological parameter Escherichia coli (E.coli) and intestinal enterococci (streptococci).

Check BF requirements -

This years result will be key. The proximity of the river and pumping station to the beach is challenging.

The beach must comply with the Blue Flag requirements for the following physical and chemcical parameters.

Oil and floatables. Not compliant in 2023

The local authority/beach operator must establish a beach management committee.

Could be part of the Environmental Pillar

The local authority/beach operator must comply with all regulations affecting the location and operation of the beach.

Sensitive areas must be managed accordingly.

The North West Irish Sea Special Protection Area is off the coast of Balbriggan

Guide says list of endangered species in area needed in updated form

The beach must be clean.

Seaweed or natural debris should be left on the beach.

This means no raking

Garbage bins must be available at the beach in adequate numbers and they must be regularly maintained.

Recycling bins must be available at the beach.

An adequate number of toilet or restroom facilities must be provided.

New Toilets being constructed with Quay St Development

The restroom facilities must be kept clean.

The toilet or restroom facilities must have controlled sewage disposal.

Camping, driving and dumping are prohibited on the beach.

Domestic animals must be prohibited from beach.

Are dogs prohibited from Portmarnock beach?

All buildings and beach equipment must be properly maintained.

Marine and freshwater sensitive habitats in the vicinity of the beach must be monitored.

A sustainable means of transportation should be promoted in the beach area.

Appropriate public safety control measures must be implemented.

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.

With new Quay St. Development or community funding?

At least one Blue Flag beach in each municipality must have access and facilities provided for the physically disabled.