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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 Pallars Sobirà Pla de l'Estany Priorat Solsonès Alt Urgell Catalonia Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona
2022 33 19 16 38 11 12 15 18 39 11 16 27 255 83 87 85 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 13 4 3 5 1
2021 33 19 16 38 10 12 15 18 39 11 16 27 255 83 87 85 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 13 4 3 5 1
2020 33 19 15 38 10 12 15 18 39 11 16 27 253 82 87 84 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 13 4 3 5 1
2019 33 19 15 38 10 12 16 18 39 11 16 27 254 83 87 84 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 14 3 3 7 1
2018 33 19 15 38 10 12 16 18 39 11 16 27 254 83 87 84 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 14 3 3 7 1
Source: Agència Catalana de l'Aigua.
Notes:
(1) Directive 2006/7/CE on the management of bathing water quality.
Al 2021 els resultats de les classificacions de la qualitat de les aigües de bany s'han obtingut per zones de bany (255 costaneres i 13 interiors).
Al 2020 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).
Al 2019 els resultats de les classificacions de la qualitat de les aigües de bany s'han obtingut per zones de bany (254 costaneres i 14 interiors).
Al 2018 els resultats de les classificacions de la qualitat de les aigües de bany s'han obtingut per zones de bany (254 costaneres i 15 interiors).

Last update: October 16, 2023.

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 "..".