The Mayor of Marinha Grande, Aurélio Ferreira, indicated that recent analyses by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) confirmed the water quality. Consequently, the municipality in the Leiria district was informed that the red flag could be removed.
The mayor expressed surprise over the results, which were “slightly above the allowed limits” and led to the beach restriction, noting that “the levels of ‘e.coli’ and ‘streptococcus’ have been very low.” “We do not know the reason for that analysis,” he added.
The health authority in Leiria prohibited bathing at Praia da Vieira in the parish of Vieira de Leiria late on Thursday. This followed an APA analysis that detected “microbiological contamination,” as disclosed by Rui Passadouro, the coordinator of the Public Health Unit of the Local Health Unit of the Leiria Region.
