Suche
Mein Konto
Playa Jardín on Tenerife: Beach opening after E.coli scandal in June!
Playa Jardín on Tenerife is scheduled to reopen in June 2025 after the E.coli incident. Health analyzes show improved water quality.
Playa Jardín on Tenerife: Beach opening after E.coli scandal in June!
Tenerife's Playa Jardín, a once-popular beach, is close to reopening after being closed since July 2024 due to significant E.coli bacteria contamination in the water. The reason for the closure was alarming: the limit values for E.coli were exceeded 48 times in some cases. These bacteria can cause serious gastrointestinal infections in humans, which made the closure of the beach unavoidable. The contamination arose from a damaged sewer pipe and illegal sewage discharges from the Punta Brava district that led directly into the sea watson.de reported.
The city administration of Tenerife, the largest and most popular holiday island in the Canary Islands, plans to reopen Playa Jardín to bathers in June 2025. This follows months of cleaning and repair work on Punta Brava's sewage and stormwater systems, which progressed slowly. According to current analyzes by the health services, the water quality in the bathing area has improved significantly since mid-December 2024 and is again within the permissible limits.
Mass tourism and challenges
Tenerife is the destination of millions of travelers every year, raising questions about its environmental impact. The impact of mass tourism is increasingly controversial among locals, with many calling for action to address infrastructure overload. In addition to Playa Jardín, Playa de las Teresitas was also temporarily closed due to high bacteria levels. While Teresitas has now reopened to bathers, Playa Jardín remains closed. Fecal bacteria were also detected there during water quality controls.
The challenges are manifold: the local sewage treatment plant in the Punta Brava district is overloaded, and the wastewater is discharged just 200 meters from the beach instead of one kilometer away as planned. This highlights the urgency of finding appropriate solutions to resolve the contamination. Unfortunately, the renovation work is proving to be difficult as there is currently no company that would like to take on the contract due to a tight budget reisereporter.de determines.
The problem of uncontrolled wastewater discharges is not an isolated case in Tenerife, but a well-known problem that is exacerbated by unfavorable currents and rising sea temperatures. Nevertheless, both locals and visitors are hoping for a quick solution so that Playa Jardín can finally be used safely again.