Taken from the public post on Facebook today
Yesterday we received information from several sailing vessel users who warned of a source of turbidity in the water off the Arenal beach.
The councillor for beaches, Antonio Miragall, immediately went to the place to check if there was any problem that could affect bathers.
The place was inspected both by the Red Cross boat and by the drone of the Local Police and by the personnel of the Public Entity for Sanitation and Residual Water, which even carried out a technical inspection with divers in the outfall area (the second this week) to rule out any problem.
It has been verified that everything is correct and that the point at which cloudy water is displayed is the point through which the treated water is discharged, already outside the bay after the repair of the existing fault.
The colour of the water is attributed to the effect produced by the difference in salinity between fresh water and seawater and to the presence of small algae. In no case is it toxic. Yesterday, in addition, there were sea currents, which also affects the appearance of the water.
The analyses that are carried out weekly on the beach (and the rest of the bathing areas of XÃ bia) continue to be satisfactory and therefore guarantee safe bathing (these analyses can be consulted both on the municipal website www.ajxabia.org and at the Red Cross rescue stations).
The sanitation organisation also does its own daily analyses that certify that the condition of the water is good.
On behalf of the Town Council, we wish to thank the citizens for their cooperation which helps us improve and protect our environment.
Please pay attention to official sources from the Town Council and ignore possible hoaxes which only achieve confusion and generate unease among bathers.
We would emphasise that the discharge into the sea or river basins of the waters that have passed through the purification system are perfectly regulated in our country and that, to be authorised, the treated water must meet specific requirements.
As for the breakdown that occurred at the end of April in the outfall (in the pipe), it has not affected the quality of the water that is discharged at any time, but rather the place where it is made. The General Directorate of Water – which is not part of the Town Council but of the regional government – considered it urgent to repair it because the pipe ruptured in the middle of the bathing area (30 meters away). After its repair, which was completed two weeks ago, it was discharged 250 meters from the shore, already outside the bay.
Soon, the regional body will proceed to totally replace the pipeline up locating it 1.3 kilometres away. This work, which is no longer considered urgent, will be carried out jointly with other infrastructure improvements along the Valencian coast which were damaged by the Gloria storm. The Town Council has asked that it be done as quickly as possible.
