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Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces

Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces Bathing areas
Coastal bathing areas Alt Empordà Baix Camp Baix Ebre Baix Empordà Baix Llobregat Baix Penedès Barcelonès Garraf Maresme Montsià Selva Tarragonès Catalonia Barcelona Girona Tarragona Inland bathing areas (rivers, lakes) Alt Empordà Berguedà Noguera Osona Pallars Jussà Pla de l'Estany Priorat Solsonès Alt Urgell Catalonia Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona
2017 33 19 15 38 10 12 16 17 39 11 16 27 253 82 87 84 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 13 3 3 6 1
2016 33 19 15 38 10 12 16 17 39 11 16 26 252 82 87 83 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 13 3 3 6 1
Source: Agència Catalana de l'Aigua.
Notes:
(1) Directive 2006/7/CE on the management of bathing water quality.
Al 2017 els resultats de les classificacions de la qualitat de les aigües de bany s'han obtingut per zones de bany (253 costaneres i 13 interiors).
In 2016, the results for the classifications of the quality of bathing water were obtained by bathing area (252 of which were coastal and 13, interior).

Last update: March 23, 2018.

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 "..".