Skip to main content

Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces

Quality of bathing water. Counties and Aran, and provinces 2018
Classification of bathing areas (1)
Number of municipalities Bathing areas Excellent Good Pass Insuficient Not classified
Coastal bathing areas
Alt Empordà 9 33 30 2 0 1 0
Baix Camp 3 19 19 0 0 0 0
Baix Ebre 4 15 14 1 0 0 0
Baix Empordà 10 38 38 0 0 0 0
Baix Llobregat 4 10 10 0 0 0 0
Baix Penedès 3 12 12 0 0 0 0
Barcelonès 3 16 9 5 1 0 1
Garraf 3 18 17 0 0 0 1
Maresme 16 39 37 0 1 0 1
Montsià 4 11 10 1 0 0 0
Selva 3 16 16 0 0 0 0
Tarragonès 7 27 26 1 0 0 0
Catalonia 69 254 238 10 2 1 3
Barcelona 26 83 73 5 2 0 3
Girona 22 87 84 2 0 1 0
Tarragona 21 84 81 3 0 0 0
Inland bathing areas (rivers, lakes)
Alt Empordà 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Berguedà 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Noguera 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Osona 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Pallars Jussà 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
Pallars Sobirà 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Pla de l'Estany 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
Priorat 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Solsonès 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Alt Urgell 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Catalonia 12 14 11 1 0 0 2
Barcelona 2 3 3 0 0 0 0
Girona 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
Lleida 7 7 5 0 0 0 2
Tarragona 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Agència Catalana de l'Aigua.
Notes:
(1) Directive 2006/7/CE on the management of bathing water quality.
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: March 22, 2019.

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 "..".