ETHEKWINI Municipality will be applying to include six beaches under the Pilot Blue Flag Programme.
This follows the tabling of the Community Services Committee report at an Executive Committee meeting held on 18 June.
The beaches to be included under the Pilot Blue Flag Programme are: Vetchies Beach, Anstey’s Beach, North Beach, South Beach, uMhlanga Main Beach and uMdloti Main Beach.
The are two Blue Flag status beaches running: uShaka and Westbrook beaches with the Umgababa and Amanzimtoti beaches still under pilot for the Blue Flag Project.
The Blue Flag programme strives to promote sustainable development in the coastal areas through high water quality standards, safety standards, environmental management standards and environmental education.
To gain Blue Flag status, a local authority has to apply to register and be nominated to be granted Blue Flag status or to be registered as a Pilot Blue Flag Beach.
To apply to be nominated, each beach must comply with 33 criteria that cover four main areas: water quality, environmental information and education campaigns, environmental management and safety and services.
The Blue Flag status is valid for one year and needs to be applied for and granted annually at a cost of R25 440.
A Pilot Blue Flag programme costs R21 200.
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