The person responsible for the bathing water establishes the procedures necessary to implement the planned management measures in order to prevent and manage pollution in the short term.
The person responsible for the bathing water informs the mayor and the director general of the regional health agency as soon as they become aware of situations that have or may have a negative impact on the quality of the bathing water and the health of bathers. It sends the mayor and the director general of the regional health agency general information on the conditions likely to lead to pollution in the short term, the likelihood of such pollution occurring and its probable duration, its sources and the measures taken to prevent bathers being exposed to this pollution and to avoid, reduce or eliminate the sources of pollution. The person responsible for the bathing water shall take appropriate management measures to improve bathing water quality, to inform the public and to prevent bathers’ exposure to pollution, including preventive and temporary closure of the site.
The person responsible for the bathing water also informs the mayor and the director general of the regional health agency as soon as possible of any abnormal situation as defined in article D. 1332-15. In this case, the bathing water health monitoring analysis programme provided for in article D. 1332-23 may be suspended.
The Director General of the Regional Health Agency sends the Prefect the information he receives in application of this article, together with his observations.