Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 25 August 2026
Calculated for today
No signal today
Reason: discharge 135 m away, not authorised
135 metres away, EDAM Playa de Tauro discharges into the sea, carrying brine from a desalination plant. The register lists no permit for it. No treatment stage is documented for it. The register describes the condition of the pipe as poor (Precario).
Official sample
| E. coli | 8 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 8 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | excellent (EXCELENTE) | |
This sample was taken on 25 August 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 21 days, the next sample was expected on 15 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 1.5 km/h |
| Wave height | 0.72 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDAM Playa de Tauro | 135 m | not authorised | no data | poor |
| Conducción de desagüe Playa de Tauro | 247 m | not authorised | secondary treatment | no data |
| Emisario submarino de Playa del Cura | 1.0 km | pending | secondary treatment | bad |
| EDAR de Puerto Rico | 1.7 km | pending | secondary treatment | good |
| EDAM de Puerto Rico | 2.3 km | authorised | no data | good |
History
54 samples since 24 April 2023, 0 of them with a ban or warning.
Why this page exists
This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 135 metres away. The measurement series for this zone has been unremarkable so far.
Official bathing water profile (PDF)
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This page does not replace official bathing water monitoring or a warning issued by the municipality. The estimated part is our own calculation, not a measurement.
Sources: Gobierno de Canarias (Dirección General de Salud Pública; Censo de vertidos desde tierra al mar), Ministerio de Sanidad (NÁYADE), European Environment Agency (UWWTD), Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica, Open-Meteo. Data as of: 2026-09-13, 22:49