The high season begins on the Orihuela Costa in early July, with a beach is closed owing to wastewater pollution. The City Council’s Beaches Department said yesterday, Wednesday July 2nd, that Cala Cerrada beach in the La Zenia region will be temporarily closed due to water contamination levels discovered by the Regional Ministry of Environment and Water’s latest analyses.
This closure is the outcome of bathing water quality tests conducted as part of the Regional Ministry’s Bathing Water Quality Control Program. Specifically, the Directorate General for Water’s July 1 report confirms the existence of “residual contamination” in samples collected at this beach.
As a preventive measure and to protect bathers’ health, signs have been erected to close this bathing area until examination verifies that the spill has been totally removed and water quality has been restored.
The Ministry of Environment and Water conducts these controls on a weekly basis, allowing for swift and effective preventive choices before issues grow.
The Department of Beaches is stepping up its efforts and coordinating the required procedures to fix the situation as soon as possible, working closely with technicians from the General Directorate of Water. The goal is to reopen Cala Cerrada beach in the best possible conditions, with all required safety guarantees for users.
Recurring Episodes
Recently, beach restrictions in Orihuela Costa have become more common, mainly during peak tourist season.
Until this summer, the municipality, which proudly displays the Blue Flag, had received full awards on all eleven of its beaches for six years running. With the present ruling team of PP and Vox in place, as well as the newly constituted Department of Coastal Affairs, Cala La Mosca, at the northern end of the Orihuela coastline, also known as Playa Flamenca, faced extinction in 2023.
In actuality, the Environmental and Consumer Education Association, which controls these emblems, indicated that they were being revoked in this coastal area due to identified water discharges. However, they resolved the issue and hoisted the flag again shortly after, confirming that water testing had revealed outstanding quality.
The threat became a certainty as early as 2024, however it only affected Cala Estaca, the beach adjacent to Cala La Mosca to the south, due to “diffuse pollution” and discharges of unknown origin, while the waters remained safe for swimming.
Last year, at the end of July, the beaches of Cala La Mosca and La Glea de Campoamor were blocked due to residual pollution discovered by the regional authorities. The beaches were closed for four days, and the blue flag at Cala La Mosca was not raised until 20 days later.
This year, Cala Estaca reclaimed the quality seal, whereas Cala La Mosca lost it.
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