A situation that has led to the closure of coastal areas and that It is “worrying”, for what it considers “essential” prevent contamination, Garcia said in a statement Wednesday.
García has communicated with both administrations and has sent a letter addressed to the General Directorate for the Fight against Climate Change and the Environment and the General Directorate for Security and Emergencies, both from the Canarian executive.
Also to the General Directorate of the Merchant Marine, dependent on the Ministry of Transport, and the Maritime Rescue and Safety Society (SASEMAR), in which it requests that they specify what measures can be adopted to resolve these events.
The counselor, who has also contacted representatives of Congress in order for the matter to reach the Lower House, recalled that During this summer, various stretches of the coast, beach and pools of Tenerife have had to be closed to the public.
Requests the Government of the Canary Islands a comprehensive report on the sources that from land may have caused the episodes of E. coli and other pollutants, as well as the identification of the entities or persons responsible, planned corrective measures and demand for liability for the damages caused by marine pollution due to spills, legal or illegal.
The State has also requested a report on the risks and detected episodes of marine pollution and the hypotheses on the origin.
It also asks about how responsibility has been demanded or what controls are established to avoid pollutants in the sea, as well as the provisions for the placement of control systems for discharges from ships that cross the islands and formulas to make the polluter principle prevail, pay.
