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Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces

Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces 2006
Classification of beaches (1)
Number of municipalities Beaches/ rivers, lakes Excellent Good Deficient Very deficient
Coasts (beaches)
Alt Empordà 9 32 29 3 0 0
Baix Camp 3 17 17 0 0 0
Baix Ebre 4 14 12 2 0 0
Baix Empordà 10 33 32 1 0 0
Baix Llobregat 4 4 4 0 0 0
Baix Penedès 3 7 7 0 0 0
Barcelonès 3 9 8 1 0 0
Garraf 3 16 16 0 0 0
Maresme 16 30 28 2 0 0
Montsià 4 12 11 1 0 0
Selva 3 14 14 0 0 0
Tarragonès 7 23 23 0 0 0
Catalonia 69 211 201 10 0 0
Barcelona 26 59 56 3 0 0
Girona 22 79 75 4 0 0
Tarragona 21 73 70 3 0 0
Inland (rivers, lakes)
Alt Empordà 1 1 1 0 0 0
Berguedà 2 2 0 1 0 0
Garrotxa 1 1 0 1 0 0
Noguera 1 2 2 0 0 0
Osona 1 2 1 1
Pallars Jussà 3 3 1 2 0 0
Pla de l'Estany 1 2 1 1 0 0
Priorat 1 1 1 0 0 0
Solsonès 1 1 1 0 0 0
Catalonia 12 15 8 6 0 0
Barcelona 3 4 1 2 0 0
Girona 3 4 2 2 0 0
Lleida 5 6 4 2 0 0
Tarragona 1 1 1 0 0 0
Source: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge. Agència Catalana de l'Aigua.
Note: (1) Council Directive 76/160/CEE.

Last update: November 27, 2009.

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 "..".