Croatia ranks third in Europe in latest swimming water quality report
- by croatiaweek
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Croatia
ZAGREB, 2 July (Hina) – Croatia ranks third in Europe as to the share of bathing sites with excellent sea and bathing water quality in 2023, behind Cyprus and Austria, according to May’s data from the European Environment Agency.
Croatia ranks second among countries with a coastline, the Environmental Protection and Green Transition Ministry said on Friday, adding that this ranking reflects Croatia’s years-long management of sea and bathing water quality and the preservation of the marine environment.
Laboratories of public health institutes in seven coastal counties are conducting tests for bathing water quality from 20 May to 1 October at 1,087 points along the coast and on islands.
The bathing season in Croatia officially began on 1 June and lasts until 15 September.
Dubrovnik
The analysis is conducted every 15 days according to the Bathing Water Directive, measuring the values of intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli bacteria.
In 2023, sea water quality in Croatia was excellent (blue) at 951 measuring points out of a total of 1,008. It was good (green) at 38 points, satisfactory (yellow) at six, and unsatisfactory (red) at 13 points.
