BATHING WATER MONITORING PROGRAMME 2016 SITE CLASSIFICATION UPDATE REPORT 10TH WEEK : 18TH JULY 2016 – 24TH JULY 2016 The following is an updated site classification report for those bathing sites regularly monitored by the Environmental Health Directorate as part of its Bathing Water Monitoring Programme. The classification for each site given below is based on the total number of samples collected from each individual site during the monitoring programme and not only on the sample results collected during the week. Site Code
Locality
BC Site Classification
EU Site Classification
ZONE A - MALTA SOUTH B'BUGIA: PRETTY BAY
B'BUGIA: ST. GEORGE'S BAY
GHAR LAPSI MARSASCALA BAY
MARSAXLOKK ST. THOMAS BAY WIED IZ- ZURRIEQ XGHAJRA ZONE C - MALTA NORTH ANCHOR BAY ARMIER BUGIBBA
CIRKEWWA GHAJN TUFFIEHA GNEJNA GOLDEN BAY LITTLE ARMIER MELLIEHA BAY
MISTRA BAY QAWRA
SALINI ST. PAUL'S BAY
A 13 A 14 A 15 A 10 A 11 A 12 A 17 A 03 A 04 A 05 A 06 A 09 A 07 A 08 A 16 A 01
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
C 06 C 09 C 25 C 26 C 27 C 07 C 08 C 02 C 03 C 01 C 04 C 05 C 10 C 11 C 12 C 13 C 14 C 15 C 16 C 17 C 28 C 29 C 30 C 31 C 32 C 18 C 19 C 20 C 21 C 22 C 23 C 24
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Locality ZONE B - MALTA CENTRAL BAHAR IC-CAGHAQ BALLUTA BAY PEMBROKE SLIEMA
SPINOLA BAY ST. JULIAN'S
ZONE D - GOZO / COMINO COMINO
DWEJRA MARSALFORN
XAGHRA NADUR SOUTH EAST GOZO SOUTHERN GOZO
XLENDI
Site Code
BC Site Classification
EU Site Classification
B 01 B 08 B 09 B 02 B 10 B 11 B 12 B 13 B 14 B 15 B 06 B 07 B 03 B 04 B 05
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
D 21 D 22 D 23 D 08 D 09 D 10 D 11 D 12 D 13 D 14 D 15 D 16 D 17 D 18 D 19 D 20 D 01 D 02 D 03 D 04 D 05 D 06 D 07
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Good
BC : Barcelona Convention site classification based on the Intestinal Enterococci - 95th Percentile EU : EU Directive site classification based on the Intestinal Enterococci and Escherichia coli - 95th Percentile
Health Warnings issued by the Environmental Health Directorate NO HEALTH WARNINGS ISSUED DURING THIS WEEK. UPDATED
INFORMATION
ON
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BATHING
WATER
PROGRAMME
MAY
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DIRECTORATE
WEBPAGE
(http://health.gov.mt/en/environmental/Pages/Health-Inspectorate/Environmental-Health-Risk-Management/Bathing-Water-Programme.aspx).
REPORT ISSUED ON 25.07.16