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Katie Robinson reports
Channel Island bathing waters have excelled in tests for water quality - but in Jersey, St Brelade's Bay has fallen short.
The Marine Conservation Society are recommending gold standards for all but three of the main beaches in Jersey and Guernsey.
In Guernsey Pembroke Bay and Petit Bot Bay met the legal minimum mandatory standard, which sets values for sewage detection.
And there was good news for Cobo. Last year it failed to meet standards, but this year it is a recommended gold medal beach.
In Jersey, St Brelade's Bay only reached the minimum legal standard.
But all other beaches are in the top bracket and it is hoped that will attract more tourists.
Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean believes it will be a great boost for Jersey Tourism.
Both islands have ongoing programmes of reducing land-based sources of pollution like slurry and leaking septic tanks.
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Posted By: Jamie on 03-May-2012
The question that needs to be answered is "why" did St Brelade's Bay fall short? It is the one bay that you would expect to have the best results in Jersey? What was the result for Beauport? Has this got anything to do with the potato leachate problem at Beauport?
Posted By: qwerty on 03-May-2012
St Brelade's Bay is a popular beach with lots of hotels around. It's easy to get to because of that. How does Senator Maclean think that this will be a great boost for tourism when water quality barely made the standard?
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