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Midi-Pyrenees Laboratories

 

Surfrider Foundation Europe has a long track record of advocating for an improvement in water quality information-sharing amongst coastal stakeholders.

Frequently consulted on questions regarding water quality, Surfrider has managed a water quality monitoring program for recreational waters of the Basque coast from 2001 to 2005 and 2008 to the present, and on the Mediterranean coast from 2007. In 2009, two new programs started up, one in the Midi-Pyrenees and the other on the coast of Britanny. 

These programs allow Surfrider Foundation Europe to carry out legitimate analysis on water quality and to respond to the expectations of waterusers.  

 

Objectives of the laboratories:

  • Follow all year long the bacteriological qualities of the water in watersports zones and bathing zones  
  • Inform Surfrider's members, watersports enthusiants, the public at large, local concerned actors and groups regarding the quality of water in these zones  
  • Emphasise contamination problems and take action for the improvement of  water quality  
  • Create a sustainable information exchange between citizens, specialists of the coast, decision-makers and other local people in charge  

We use the official analysis methods as set out in the Directive.

Sites surveyed : to see the details, click on the menu on the left or the points on the map 

Thanks to its experience and know-how, Surfrider works with representative groups and local concerned actors in order to implement actions adapted for each particular situation.  Our association ignites and accelerates the consideration of environmental problems and pushes decision-makers to engage more quickly in their work in order to improve the state of the environment.

Our network of complementary notification allows for the rapid treatment of accidental contamination problems.  Although some problems are recurring, the synthesis of results obtained all year long allows us to define the points necessary to address the problem.  Sites showing concerning results are then the subject of a more in-depth study, and actions with institutions, groups and concerned communities are taken in order to improve water quality in these areas.  

Contacts

Céline Jarron - Chargée de mission Midi-Pyrénées
cjarron(at)surfrider.eu

Port. : 06 32 67 72 96 - Tél. : 05 34 60 87 00

 

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