Overview

• By July 17, following intensified weekly sampling, most Valencian beaches previously closed for fecal or hydrocarbon contamination have reopened after follow-up lab tests confirmed safe water quality.
• Cullera’s Marenyet beach was ordered closed on July 17 due to microbiological contamination, with daily monitoring set to determine its reopening.
• Cartagena’s Villas Caravaning beach remains under red-flag advisory after a July 14 sample showed Escherichia coli at 500 ufc/100 ml, exceeding legal bathing limits.
• Mexico’s SEMARNAT, alongside Cofepris, launched the Playas MX app on July 17 to provide real-time water-quality data for 289 beaches in 17 coastal states.
• Initial Cofepris analyses have marked 16 beaches in six states, from Baja California to Oaxaca, as non-apt for bathing due to elevated fecal bacteria levels.