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Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces

Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces Beaches/ rivers, lakes
Coasts (beaches) Alt Empordà Baix Camp Baix Ebre Baix Empordà Baix Llobregat Baix Penedès Barcelonès Garraf Maresme Montsià Selva Tarragonès Catalonia Barcelona Girona Tarragona Inland (rivers, lakes) Alt Empordà Berguedà Noguera Osona Pallars Jussà Pla de l'Estany Priorat Solsonès Catalonia Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona
2014 32 18 15 34 4 7 15 16 36 11 14 23 225 71 80 74 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 13 3 3 6 1
2013 32 18 15 33 4 7 15 16 36 11 14 22 223 71 79 73 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 12 3 3 5 1
Source:
2013: Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat. Agència Catalana de l'Aigua.
2014: Agència Catalana de l'Aigua.
Note: (1) Directive 2006/7/CE on the management of bathing water quality.

Last update: May 18, 2015.

Methodological note

Methodological aspects

The Catalan Water Agency (ACA) manages and plans the water cycle, with a vision of integrated water systems, taking into account the balance of all ecosystems. Water becomes a basic structural and functional element to the environment and life. This management must be compatible with the growing demand for permanence, universality and immediacy of the citizens of an advanced society, and ensure quality and good service.

The data on water quality shows the controls registered in accordance with the Framework directive on water from the year 2007. For the study of the bathing water for beaches, rivers and lakes, the microbiological quality of the water is measured. For wastewater treatment plants, data is provided on the capacity of treatment, the population served and overall performance.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".