Calpe Town Council has closed a stretch of Arenal-Bol beach this morning after detecting a possible break in the collector that sends treated water from the treatment plant to the sea. The closed section affects the mouth of the Quisi ravine.
Despite being treated water and to avoid possible health risks, the Calpe town council has taken preventive measures such as banning bathing in the area, for which the beach has been marked with buoys. A sand dyke has also been created at the mouth of the Quisi ravine to prevent more water from reaching the sea and the area has been fenced off to prevent users from accessing it.
In addition, a water sample has been taken from the spring - from the point where the possible break in the collector is located - and from the bathing area to find out if the water is suitable for bathing. And the treated water has been chlorinated to reduce the load of microorganisms and to keep the beach water at optimum levels for bathing.
At the same time, the Blue Flag of the Arenal-Bol beach has been lowered and will not be raised again until the results of the analyses are available. Calpe Town Council has notified the Directorate General for Water and ADEAC - the body that awards the blue flags - of all these incidents.
All these preventive measures will be maintained until the results of the analyses confirming that the beach is suitable for bathing are known.