This Monday begins the bathing season in the Basque Country, with 87% of the areas enjoying optimal water quality
Health asks not to bathe in four areas: Las Arenas (Getxo), Toña (Sukarrieta), Karraspio Txiki (Ria, Mendexa) and Portu Txiki (Zierbena).
Summer weather in San Sebastian. Photo: EFE
This Monday, June 1, officially begins the bathing season in the46 areas designated for bathing in the Basque Country: 41 on the coast and 5 in the Ullibarri-Gamboa reservoir.
The Department of Health has reported that health assessments show that40 of these\ u00A0 areas have good or excellent water quality, which shows that the overall state of bathing areas in the Autonomous Community is good.
However, four areas - Las Arenas (Getxo), Toña (Sukarrieta), Karraspio Txiki (Ria, Mendexa) and Portu Txiki (Zierbena) - do not meet the established quality criteria, so the Department of Health recommends not to bathe until the reasons are analysed and measures are implemented to improve inter-agency coordination.
The Department of Health will develop a continuous monitoring program throughout the summer that includes weekly sampling for microbiological analysis of water in all bathing areas.
In addition, the general state of the beaches and continental areas will be assessed for cleaning, available services and hygienic and sanitary conditions.
All information is available on the official Department of Health website.
Smoke-free beaches
On the other hand, 21 beaches in the ACV will join this year's "Smoke-free Areas" initiative, which calls for non-smoking and non-vaporization.
The aim of this measure is to protect the population from tobacco smoke and to make beaches cleaner and more sustainable, reducing waste and improving the quality of the environment.
BEACHES
Smoking and the use of speakers will henceforth be banned on the beaches of San Sebastian
The beach season begins on Monday in San Sebastian with fines ranging from EUR 100 to EUR 750.
You might like
They found the cars of a man and a woman who disappeared 8 and 9 years ago on the Adur River with their bodies
American divers from an NGO specializing in the search for missing persons have found a young man's car on the Adur River near Bayonne, whose trail was lost in 2018. During the search, two other vehicles have also been found underwater and the remains of a missing woman have been found inside.
Three fires have caused problems in Erandio, Alonsotegi and Güeñes
A forest fire that broke out around 3:00 p.m. next to the Makro store has caused a lot of smoke in Erandio. Anvery close to the town centre of Lonsotegi, the fire started from a spark caused by the tools of some workers in a work, while in Güeñes the fire started at 14:30 in a field and spread rapidly towards the houses.
Friday night begins the taxi guards in Vitoria-Gasteiz with the disagreement of part of the sector
Part of the sector disagrees with the construction of the guards.\u00The association A0AIDTTAX has announced the stops and has also been critical of the new decree that the city wants to pass.
Bolt will henceforth offer VTC service in Bilbao
Some of the vehicles on the mobility platform in the Byzantine capital will be 100% electric.
A driver without a license has caused chaos in Pamplona: five crimes in a single afternoon
After stealing a van and hitting several cars, the detainee hit two passers-by trying to flee backwards and left them seriously injured.
Osakidetza and pharmacies will take care of medication for polymedicated patients over 65 with type 2 diabetes
The agreement signed on Wednesday between the two institutions is valid for four years and funding of EUR 100 000 per year for structured monitoring of drug treatment.
Bermeo, Elantxobe and Mundaka celebrate Madalena Day with a marine procession to Izaro
The ships of Bermeo went to the island of Izaro, and along the way the mayor threw a shingle into the sea to proclaim that the island belonged to Bermeo.
The animals in the cave paintings of the Basque Country are arranged according to a pattern and not randomly painted
According to a UPV/EHU study, the arrangement of animal figures was intentional: bison, horses and goats were in the middle of the composition, and the rest were on the periphery.
The fires are hitting hard in Spain, burning three times more surface area last year than in the same season
The area affected by the fire has increased from 58,383 hectares on 8 July to 119,458 hectares.
There will be news of the start of the Jazz Festival, the yellow warning for high temperatures and the 90th anniversary of the bombing of Otxandio
In two words, a summary of what will be news of the Present today.