SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 17 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
This morning, the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council has enacted a prohibition on swimming in the zones of El Bloque and Los Charcos in Valleseco due to the identification of certain indicators that suggest water pollution.
This resolution is founded on the report from the Sanitary Inspection Service and Laboratory of the Tenerife Health Area of the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS), which initially categorises this incident as short-lived. In light of this, the municipal department responsible for Environmental Sustainability and Health has declared these locations unsuitable for bathing.
In any event, the necessary actions have already been initiated to persist in monitoring the progression of the situation through routine checks on the quality of bathing water. This measure has been implemented as a precaution while awaiting the results of water samples, which will undergo further testing to ascertain the conclusion of this contamination episode.
Additionally, members of the beach rescue and lifeguard team have taken charge of displaying the red flag at both bathing sites along the Valleseco coastline and have informed users regarding the current situation. The Local Police of Santa Cruz de Tenerife have also been alerted and requested to assist in ensuring proper adherence to the precautionary measures.
As is typical in circumstances like this, upon receiving a notification regarding water quality, municipal personnel have collected additional samples from these locations to verify whether the previously detected negative values persist or have been resolved.
