Heraklion: “Green light” for beaches – All coasts suitable for swimming

Heraklion:All beaches in the Heraklion Regional Unit are deemed suitable for swimming after exhaustive health checks and microbiological analyses carried out by the competent services.

All marine areas of the Heraklion Regional Unit are considered suitable for swimming , both on the northern and southern coasts, according to an announcement by the Directorate of Public Health and Social Welfare of the Heraklion Regional Unit.

The announcement was issued following inspections by health inspectors on the beaches, macroscopic inspection of the condition of the coasts and the sea surface, as well as microbiological analyses of seawater samples.

The samples were taken from swimming beaches of the Heraklion Prefecture and examined at the Regional Public Health Laboratory of Crete.

At the same time, data from the monitoring of the quality of bathing waters were taken into account, in accordance with the prescribed procedures and guidelines of the relevant legislation.

According to the Public Health Directorate, all marine areas of the Heraklion Regional Unit are classified as suitable for swimming.

However, it is recalled that swimming is still prohibited in specific areas, based on current legislation.

Specifically, swimming is prohibited within 200 meters on either side of the mouth of the Almyros River channel , in front of the PPC in Linoperamata, due to the area’s designation as a recipient of treated wastewater and the outlet of sewage pipes from PPC and EKO facilities.

A ban also applies within 200 meters on either side of the mouth of the Giofyros River in Heraklion, as well as around the mouth of the underwater pipeline of the Heraklion biological station.

Swimming is still prohibited within 200 meters on either side of the area of ​​the former slaughterhouses of Heraklion , in Nea Alikarnassos, due to the area’s designation as a recipient of treated wastewater and the outlet of the sewage pipeline of the industrial zone’s biological station.

Finally, the ban applies to ship anchorages and marinas, as well as the port of Heraklion.

SOURCE: NEA KRITI