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Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces

Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces 2015
Classification of bathing areas (1)
Number of municipalities Bathing areas Excellent Good Pass Insuficient
Coastal bathing areas
Alt Empordà 9 33 31 2 0 0
Baix Camp 3 18 18 0 0 0
Baix Ebre 4 15 12 3 0 0
Baix Empordà 10 38 38 0 0 0
Baix Llobregat 4 10 9 1 0 0
Baix Penedès 3 12 12 0 0 0
Barcelonès 3 16 15 0 1 0
Garraf 3 16 15 1 0 0
Maresme 16 39 34 4 1 0
Montsià 4 11 11 0 0 0
Selva 3 16 16 0 0 0
Tarragonès 7 26 25 1 0 0
Catalonia 69 250 236 12 2 0
Barcelona 26 87 79 6 2 0
Girona 22 81 79 2 0 0
Tarragona 21 82 78 4 0 0
Interior bathing areas (rivers, reservoirs and lakes)
Alt Empordà 1 1 1 0 0 0
Berguedà 1 1 1 0 0 0
Noguera 1 1 1 0 0 0
Osona 1 2 2 0 0 0
Pallars Jussà 3 3 4 0 0 0
Pla de l'Estany 2 2 1 1 0 0
Priorat 1 1 1 0 0 0
Solsonès 1 1 1 0 0 0
Alt Urgell 1 1 0 0 1 0
Catalonia 12 13 11 1 1 0
Barcelona 2 2 2 0 0 0
Girona 2 5 4 1 0 0
Lleida 5 5 4 0 0 0
Tarragona 1 1 1 0 0 0
Source: Agència Catalana de l'Aigua.
Notes:
(1) Directive 2006/7/CE on the management of bathing water quality.
In 2015, the results for the classifications of the quality of bathing water were obtained by bathing area (250 of which were coastal and 13, interior).

Last update: June 9, 2016.

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 "..".