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[MR05] Bathing water quality in costal zones
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Key message
Good

The quality of bathing water along the Slovenian coast is excellent, which ranks Slovenia at the top among the EU countries.

This indicator shows coastal sea bathing water in Slovenia and its quality. A bathing area is a section of coastal water intended exclusively for bathing. Bathing areas are designated where a large number of people bathe or expect to bathe or where bathing is carried out as a direct use of water for the activity of bathing areas.

 

Bathing water is divided as follows:

- Bathing areas – areas in the natural environment where the public bathes at their own risk, while water quality monitoring is provided;

- Natural bathing sites – bathing areas that have a manager and a permit for direct use of water, while bathing is organised in accordance with the legislation governing prevention of drowning.

 

Charts

Figure MR05-1: Coastal bathing waters quality (Bathing Water Directive criteria or Bathing water quality management regulations, (Uradni list RS, st. 25/08)), 2004-2020
Sources:

Database on bathing water quality, National institute of Public Health (2009); Database on bathing water quality (2010-2020), Slovenian Environment Agency (2021)  (20. 03. 2021)

Note:

"Excellent" bathing waters are also included in the "at least sufficient" bathing water assessment.

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excellent quality or compliant with guide values[number] at least sufficient or compliant with mandatory values[number] poor quality or non-compliant[number] excellent quality or compliant with guide values[%] at least sufficient or compliant with mandatory values[%] poor quality or non-compliant[%]
2004 15 17 2 78.90 89.50 10.50
2005 16 18 1 84.20 94.70 5.30
2006 16 19 0 84.20 100 0
2007 13 13 6 68.40 68.40 31.60
2008 18 18 1 94.70 94.70 5.30
2009 20 20 0 100 100 0
2010 21 21 0 100 100 0
2011 20 21 0 95.20 100 0
2012 21 21 0 100 100 0
2013 21 21 0 100 100 0
2014 21 21 0 100 100 0
2015 21 21 0 100 100 0
2016 21 21 0 100 100 0
2017 21 21 0 100 100 0
2018 21 21 0 100 100 0
2019 20 21 0 95.20 100 0
2020 20 21 0 95.20 100 0
Figure MR05-2: Bathing water quality in coastal zones
Sources:

Slovenian Environment Agency; Map base: Slovenian Environment Agency, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Surveying and Mapping Authority of the RS (20. 03. 2021)

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Goals

To monitor the quality of bathing water and to provide or improve the quality of bathing water with the purpose of protecting the bathers' health.

Methodology

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Last modified
20.03.2021
Author(s)

Mateja Poje, Slovenian Environment Agency; Ivanka Gale, National Institute of Public Health