The City Council of Adeje has announced the Temporary closure of bathing at the Trojan beaches I and II. This measure has been taken due to analyses indicating Altered parameters regarding Enterococcus and Escherichia coli.
The local authority has informed the relevant stakeholders regarding this incident and has activated the Information protocol for monitoring and closing of bathing at both beaches. The Municipal Water Laboratory has collected additional samples, with results expected within 24 hours to determine whether the ban will continue or be lifted.
Currently, the City Council is unaware of the causes behind these elevated levels found in the analyses. Qualified technicians have conducted investigations of all municipal facilities that could contribute to the issue, ruling out any infrastructure failures for which the council is responsible.
Nevertheless, as a precautionary step, the City Council will examine and review the various systems and networks that could discharge water into the affected area within the next few hours.
No discharges detected
The island of Aguas has also reported that no discharges or facility failures have been identified that could be responsible for this anomaly.
In recent years, at this same time, this situation tends to recur, prompting some reports to suggest that tidal movements may also be bringing this pollution to the beaches of Troy from other coastal or marine locations. Given the current circumstances, the City Council of Adeje, alongside municipal technical managers, is considering the merits of requesting an external report and investigation to help identify the sources of this pollution or even its origin.
In any event, the City Council wishes to reassure residents that the undertaking of analyses and the measures implemented are precautionary, aimed at eliminating any potential risks to the public, with actions having yielded positive outcomes thus far.
Second closure in under a week
This marks the second instance in less than a week where the public has been prohibited from bathing at the beach of Troy I, again due to poor water quality. On this occasion, heightened levels of E. coli bacteria were recorded on the 8th. During this previous incident, El Puertito beach was also closed due to altered enterococcus bacteria levels. Both beaches were reopened the following day.
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