Officially measured
bathing permitted
Last sample: 7 September 2026
Calculated for today
Signs of pollution today
Reason: discharge 229 m away, not authorised, contamination possible.
229 metres away, Aliviadero EBAR Playa Jardín discharges into the sea, carrying domestic waste water. The register lists no permit for it. Before that, treatment is limited to screening and sieving. The register describes the condition of the pipe as bad (Malo).
Official sample
| E. coli | 100 | Limit 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 100 | Limit 185 |
| Official verdict | bathing permitted (Zona Apta para el baño) | |
| Annual class | sufficient (SUFICIENTE) | |
This sample was taken on 7 September 2026, so for today it is only an indication. This zone is sampled about every 5 days, the next sample was expected on 12 September 2026.
Conditions today
| Rain over the past 48 hours | 0.0 mm |
|---|---|
| Current | 0.2 km/h |
| Wave height | 1.36 m |
Waste water discharges nearby
| Waste water discharges nearby | Distance | Official verdict | Treatment | Condition of the pipe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliviadero EBAR Playa Jardín | 229 m | not authorised | screening only | bad |
| Aliviadero EBAR Playa Chica | 365 m | not authorised | no data | good |
| Aliviadero EBAR El Caletón | 423 m | not authorised | no data | poor |
| Pluviales de la descarga de la red unitaria en la zona del casco | 1.2 km | authorised | screening only | no data |
| Emisario Submarino de Punta Brava - EDAR Valle de La Orotava | 1.4 km | authorised | secondary treatment | good |
| Aliviadero EBAR San Telmo | 1.4 km | not authorised | screening only | good |
| Rebosaderos Piscinas Lago Martiánez | 1.7 km | not authorised | no data | good |
| Desagüe Piscinas Lago Martiánez A (Barco + Climatizada + San Telmo + Jacuzzi) | 1.7 km | not authorised | no data | good |
History
293 samples since 23 January 2023, 14 of them with a ban or warning.
Why this page exists
This page exists because a waste water outlet discharges into the sea 229 metres away and this has repeatedly caused problems with water quality.
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