Sanitary situation of the beaches in the Basque Country. 2010

	Municipality	Display points	Bathing water qualification(1)	Beach area qualification(2)
Bizkaia
La Arena	Zierbena	Right	2	Good
	Muskiz	Centre	2	Good
		Left	2	Good
Ereaga	Getxo	Centre	2	Good
		Left	2	Good
Azkorri	Getxo	Centre	2	Good
Arrigunaga	Getxo	Centre	1	Good
Las Arenas	Getxo	Centre	1	Good
Solandotes	Sopelana-Getxo	Right	2	Good
		Centre	2	Good
Atxabiribil - Arietarra	Sopelana	Right	2	Good
		Centre	2	Good
		Left	2	Good
Plentzia	Plentzia	Centre	2	Good
Gorliz	Gorliz	Right	2	Good
		Centre	2	Good
		Left	2	Good
Bakio	Bakio	Centre	1	Good
Aritxatxu	Bermeo	Centre	2	Good
Laidatxu	Mundaka	Centre	1	Good
San Antonio	Sukarrieta	Centre	1	Good
Toña	Sukarrieta	Centre	0	Good
Laida	Ibarrangelua	Sea	2	Good
		Tidal river	1	Good
Laga	Ibarrangelua	Centre	2	Good
		Right	2	Good
EA	EA	Centre	2	Good
Isuntza	Lekeitio	Right	1	Good
Karraspio	Mendexa	Right	2	Good
	Mendexa	Left	1	Good
Arrigorri	Ondarroa	Centre	1	Good
Ogeia	Ispaster	Left	2	Good

Gipuzkoa
Ondarbeltz	Mutriku	Centre	1	Improvable
Mutriku	Mutriku	Centre	1	Improvable
Saturraran	Mutriku	Centre	0	Improvable
Deba	Deba	Centre	2	Good
Itxurun	Zumaia	Centre	2	Good
Santiago	Zumaia	Centre	1	Good
Malkorbe	Getaria	Centre	2	Good
Gaztetape	Getaria	Centre	2	Good
Zarautz	Zarautz	Right	2	Good
		Centre	2	Good
		Walk	2	Good
Antilla	Orio	Centre	1	Good
La Zurriola	Donostia	Left	2	Good
		Centre	2	Good
		Right	2	Good
La Concha	Donostia	Left	2	Good
		Centre	2	Good
		Nautical	2	Good
Ondarreta	Donostia	Left	2	Good
		Centre	2	Good
Hondarribia	Hondarribia	Centre	2	Good
		Right	2	Good

Álava
Ulibarri-Ganboa (Landa)	Arrazua-Ubarrundia	Left	2	Good
Ulibarri-Ganboa (Landa)	Arrazua-Ubarrundia	Izquierda-Encinar	2	Good
Ulibarri-Ganboa (Isla de Zuaza)	Arrazua-Ubarrundia	Centre	2	Good
Ulibarri-Ganboa (Garaio)	Barrundia	Right	2	Good
Ulibarri-Ganboa (Garaio)	Barrundia	Left	2	Good

(1)Sanitary quality of bathing waters at beaches: The minimum required quality criteria for bathing waters are set by the Royal Decrees 734/1988 and 1341/2007

Therein a series of imperative values (obligatory) and guide values are designated, both for the microbiological and physical-chemical parameters, compliance with which is an objective of the sanitary action.

a consequence of which would be an aim of the health action.

(2)The classification of the beach area refers to the whole of the beach without differentiating by points as in the case of the water. Therefore, all the points on a beach will have the same classification although there may be differences between them.

Based on these values, three types of classifications are established for beaches:

1-Type 2 Beaches. Comply with the imperative and guide values for the different parameters

2-Type 1 Beaches. Comply with the imperative values, but not with the guide values.

3-Type 0 Beaches. Do not comply with the imperative values.

Date March 28, 2011

Source: Department of Health and Consumption. Basque Government

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