Sea
The Blue Flag
In 2009, for the sixth year in a row, Jesolo was awarded the BLUE FLAG FOR BEACHES.
The BLUE FLAG certifies that the following requirements have been met completely:
- Declaration of the excellent quality of the bathing water through periodic testing
- The beach is continually cleaned and the beach services are efficient
- No discharge of industrial or sewage waters into the sea
- Analysis data as well as environmental information are easily available
- Adequate rescue and first aid services
- Enhanced accessibility for the disabled
- Balance between bathing activities and protecting nature.
The FEE - Foundation for Environmental Education – an international non-profit organization, each year checks and verifies that these requirements have been respected, and evaluate them according to certified, published procedures and applies them to any beach that wishes to earn the BLUE FLAG. The BLUE FLAG is found in more than 40 countries around the world. Those who prefer a BLUE FLAG beach knowingly choose sustainable tourism, and can be sure that their vacations will cause minimal damage to the environment.
One of the many essential conditions for receiving and keeping the BLUE FLAG is the absolute quality of the bathing water, i.e., that stretch of sea that is found near the shore where the overwhelming majority of tourists bathe. From April to September, about every two weeks, ARPAV (Agenzia Regionale per la Prevenzione e Protezione Ambientale del Veneto) carries out samplings and analyses of Jesolo’s sea water at 11 different sampling points, distributed along the entire beachfront (more than 130 samplings each year). The analyses of the collected samples point out above all the presence of the important microbiological parameters: fecal coliforms, total coliforms and streptococci. In general these microorganisms are present naturally but excessive concentrations in the water constitute a serious health danger so that exceeding the legal limits leads to a ban on swimming in that specific stretch of sea.
