Bathing water quality slowly improving

One of the men charged with improving the Island’s water quality has said we will find it tough to measure up to the Good Beach Guide’s stricter judging criteria.


The Island’s bathing water quality has come under fire in the past for failing to meet the required standard.

The Iris Scheme and other work by DEFA has seen a steady rise in quality, however the concede they still have a long way to go.

The Good Beach Guide announced this week they would have tougher judging criteria for future surveys; Phil Styles from DEFA says it won’t only be the Isle of Man who suffer:

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