The Department of Beaches of the Arrecife City Council has reopened El Reducto beach for swimming. Since early this Thursday, the restrictions have been lifted following the appearance of spills in the area of the Outfall, at Punta del Camello.
The Local Police of Arrecife, upon learning of the presence of sewage in that area of the outfall, which is part of the Water Consortium and Canal Gestión Lanzarote network, the Local Police officers drew up a report for the infraction, which has been sent to the Water Consortium and the company responsible for maintenance, Canal Gestión, along with a copy to the Lanzarote Health Area, where it was confirmed that the analyses that day tested positive for "microbiological contamination."
The Councilor for Beaches and Environment, Davinia Déniz, recalled that the City Council, as a preventive measure, advised against swimming in this area of the capital's coastline, after verifying this source of wastewater in Punta del Camello. Subsequent analyses tested positive and confirmed the contamination.
The Department of Beaches activated the protocol and has been monitoring the situation. Now, with the new results from the Health Inspection Service, it has been determined that the water quality is optimal for swimming, and its reopening has been decreed.
Councilwoman Davinia Déniz details that, along with the report for infraction by the Local Police, the inspection report from the Health Area in Lanzarote has been submitted to the Consortium of Lanzarote and Canal Gestión. It determines that “the origin of the non-compliance be investigated.”
The mayor of Arrecife, Yonathan de León, has reiterated to the Consortium and Canal Gestión the need to resolve the deficiencies in the sewage network, pumping stations, in the relief valves, and outfalls on the city's coastline, an issue that is known given the reports that the Government of the Canary Islands has sent regarding this system overseen by the Water Consortium and its concessionaire company, Canal Gestión Lanzarote.
