Overview

• Overnight showers of at least 10 mm triggered red flag alerts and forced the closure of the Seine’s newly opened sites at the Eiffel Tower, Hôtel de Ville and Bercy for Sunday
• The inaugural bathing session in the Canal Saint-Martin has been pushed to Wednesday, July 9, from 12:00 to 15:30 by the 10th arrondissement authorities
• Daily tests for Escherichia coli and enterococci are carried out by Ville de Paris in coordination with the Agence régionale de santé to determine swim site status
• Despite a €1.4 billion investment since 2016 in treatment plants and overflow basins, combined sewer-stormwater runoff during heavy rains continues to challenge water quality
• City officials say the Seine sites will stay closed until Monday pending improved microbial results and more favorable weather forecasts