By Andrew Ede
Albercuix beach in Puerto Pollensa has been red-flagged since Wednesday because of a high concentration of E. coli.
Pollensa town hall's councillor for the environment, Joana Aina Campomar, says that the whole sewage network in the area has been examined but that the source of the contamination hasn't been found. Following pumping on Friday, further samples were taken for analysis in order to see if the contamination has dissipated.
On Tuesday, beachgoers complained about smells. An analysis indicated that E. coli levels were higher than recommended. A yellow flag was raised, but as people were going into the sea anyway, the decision was taken to upgrade this to a red flag.
This beach is the one between the yacht club and the pine walk and is where there have been previous contamination episodes.
e have reviewed the entire sewerage network in the area around Albercuix and we have not found the origin of this contamination, which could be a small fecal filtration in the rainwater network, but we have not located it; It could equally come from a private individual and that it has leaked into the stormwater, which is the one that flows into the sea.”
sin the section located between the Port de Pollença marina and the Voramar promenade - has been closed to bathing since Wednesday due to the high presence of Escheríchia coli fecal bacteria. The Pollença Town Hall has started tracking the possible leak in the municipal network, although for the moment it has not located at what point it has occurred. Although the spill affects only a part of the Albercuix beach, it has been completely closed until a new analysis of the water quality determines that the presence of fecal bacteria does not entail risks for bathers.
July 7, 2023 at 10:56PM
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