During the implementation of work on the public sewerage system within the Aglomeration North project on Wednesday (June 4), the waste pipe damage occurred in the evening. As a result of the leakage of sewage to the sea, bathing is prohibited on the beaches in the section from the beach in Fažan to the beach to the beach Portić in Peroj, informs
Employees of the Institute of Public Health of the Istrian County perform water quality testing. The results of their analysis will decide on any cancellation of the bathing prohibition.
Croatian cities encounter a similar problem every season. Last year, part of the inhabitants of the town of Kaštel Lukšić, located near Split, had to deal with contamination of the water system because Cruise ships were released faecal and other wastewater into the sea. The situation was also dealt with Several people had health problems.
They also “enjoyed” their last August on the beach in Smokvica on the island of Korcula, Where the sea was polluted by faeces, ie Escherichia coli (E. coli), so bathing was not recommended until further notice.
