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Date Published: 21/06/2022
ARCHIVED - Two Alicante coves handed undesirable Black Flags for sewage discharges
Coves in El Campello and a development next to a natural area in Calpe have been shamed with black flags by Ecologists in Action
Environmental pressure group Ecologists in Action has revealed its list of 2022 Black Flag beaches you might want to stay away from this summer after analysing nearly 8,000 km of coastline in Spain - and of the 48 beaches that haven't made the grade, two are in Alicante.
Each year, the group draws up a list of the worst beaches in the country, based predominantly on pollution and environmental mismanagement. And as Alicante province braces itself for what is hoped will be a record summer season - or at least in line with pre-pandemic figures - stretches of its coastline have not managed to avoid making the line-up.
So where are the worst beaches in Alicante?
Ecologists in Action has placed the undesirable spotlight on Lanuza and Baeza coves in El Campello due to pollution levels and the 'Colossus' project in Calpe for poor environmental management.
In its annual report, the group classified the El Campello coves as "the worst in Alicante" because of the "dumping of sewage water from flats built in an area of maritime land easement".
"This urban development plan was the reason why Cala Lanuza was already on our list of Black Flags in 2010. In addition to the poor management of the space and construction on the coast, these flats discharge untreated water directly into the sea," explained the pressure group.
As for the Calpe Colossus project, Ecologists in Action blasted the fact the Town Hall has authorised the construction of a 606-room hotel next to Las Salinas, a natural area of special protection.
"The local administration, with a twisted interpretation, has justified both the excessive volume and the location (of this hotel)," reads the report.
The aim of the Black Flag Report is to denounce cases of pollution and environmental mismanagement. Issues include: coastal erosion; affects of human action on biodiversity; dredging and port extensions without justification; impact of industrial development near the coast; seafront developments; dumping of sewage; and chemical pollution. And for the first time, a Black Flag has been awarded to Paraje Natural de los Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo coves in Nerja, Malaga for sun cream pollution.
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