On the side of the North Sea lies a 10 km clean and white beach. The beaches are divided by the municipality into categories: family beach, beach with textile and one beach without textile. The town of Zandvoort feels very strongly about safety. Basically it is allowed to start swimming from all beaches. It is recommended to start swimming from the guarded beaches. These beaches are indicated by signs. At the local Tourist Information Office more information about this is available. The rescue-team supervises all beaches and has an aid station on the northern and southern part of the beach. Besides near the promenade a medical post has been equipped for first-aid.        

Zandvoort has no drinking-water supply of its own. The drinking-water is delivered from the Castricum dunes by PWN. Here also are the water basins and is the drinking-water purification plant situated. The exploitation is done by PWN. PWN guarantees a good and healthy drinking-water supply. The drinking-water is coming from the IJsselmeer, from where it is taken into the dunes at great depth. Afterwards, after a certain stay, the water is pumped upwards and treated subsequently.   

The town’s waste water is purified in the sewage treatment plant (RWZI) in Haarlem. Sewage treatment is managed by the Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland. Rain water drainage is disconnected from the domestic drainage during renovation and new housing development. Rain water is returned to nature as much as possible by way of filtration.     

Not only is the town of Zandvoort a pearl on the North Sea for present tourism. The policy of the town of Zandvoort is focused on offering its inhabitants and guests also a sustainable use in the longer term as well.

The quality of life is inextricably connected with the hygiene of the environment. The municipality is aware of its responsibility in this matter. It knows that annually millions of people visit its territory for a short and longer stay. From its position as authority it therefore takes care of clean, hygienic surroundings for its own inhabitants and all its guests.

The municipality pursues a balanced and sustainable policy in this. It wishes to offer a home to everybody, taking into account that basic qualities of respect, space, quality and hygiene are central. 

The town of Zandvoort is one of the biggest seaside resorts on the Dutch coast. This brings along that there is a lot of tourist activity in Zandvoort. The local authority keeps in mind a sustainable society and has established this in its Structuurvisie and Toekomstnota. There are hardly any other forms of activity. The municipality stimulates the local entrepreneurs and the other trade and industry to use other forms of energy and push back water use.