Swimming Warning Issued For Xlendi Bay After Contamination From Nearby Valley
The Environmental Health Directorate warns against swimming in Xlendi Bay, Gozo due to runoff water from the valley that made its way to the bay.
“After the rain that hit Gozo on 20th June, run-off water from the Xlendi valley moved from Rabat and a number of other localities from central Gozo and southern Gozo,” wrote the Directorate in a statement. “The water collected soil and deposits from the valley which went on to be deposited in the sea.”
The Environmental Health Directorate, within the Public Health Superintendence, issued the statement yesterday evening on its social media platforms to warn beach-goers of the water quality.
View this post on Instagram
Officials from the Environmental Health Directorate (EHOs) are taking samples from the four monitoring points in Xlendi to verify whether water quality has been affected. At this stage, it is not possible to predict how long this advisory will last.
For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Environmental Health Directorate between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333 or by email on [email protected]. The public is also being invited to access the Directorate’s Facebook page, their official website or the EHD Bathing Portal on for similar information.
READ NEXT: 40-Year-Old Man Dies After Falling From Fifth Storey Window
