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Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the ‘Bathing Waters’ service.

This website is run by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.  For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. AbilityNet  has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We have made every effort to make this website fully accessible, testing to AA standards in the WAVE Evaluation Tool and SiteImprove Accessibility Checker tools.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us via either of the methods below..  If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 days.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint,  contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

SEPA is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is fully compliant with the  Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

Non-accessible content

We don't believe that this website contains any non-accessible content.