Since January 30, fourteen beaches * have been declared without health risk in the French part.
The Regional Health Agency (ARS) carries out a series of samples per month on the beaches listed by the COM for their frequentation, to which has just been added that of Coralita. Bacteriological research is then carried out by the Pasteur Institute in Guadeloupe, which checks whether the rate of bacteria corresponds to European standards. It then communicates the results to the COM, which also studies other criteria, such as beach accessibility before deciding whether a particular beach is suitable for swimming. For bathing water to be qualified as "good quality", the levels of Escherichia coli must be between 100 and 1000 mg / 100ml and those of faecal streptococci are below 370MG / 100mL. For E.coli, "we are far from being at 100," says Raymond Rozas, deputy director of ARS Saint-Martin. As for faecal streptococci, "we are also below," he adds. In short, on the fourteen points checked, the rates are below what the devices can detect. (More details on www.soualigapost.com)
* Swimming is now permitted on 14 beaches: Petite Plage, Grande Caye North, Grande Caye South, Baie Orientale Nord, Baie de l'Embouchure Nord, Baie de l'Embouchure Sud, Long Bay, Plum Bay and Red Bay, Friar's Bay and Grand Case (since October 9), as well as Galisbay, Anse Marcel and Baie Orient Sud (since October 18).
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