The town of Aytré is still having a broken summer on the swimming front. In Platinum Beach, it is actually prohibited due to bacteriological contamination (Our May 4 issue). Prohibition to be notified to tourists…
The town of Aytré is still experiencing a broken summer on the swimming front. In Platinum Beach, it is actually prohibited due to bacteriological pollution (Our May 4 issue). The ban will be communicated to tourists, thus making an informed decision whether to swim or not.
“There’s no fine, but people can pull their ears,” said Mayor Tony Loisel. It was the same last year. We publicize the swimming ban with signs and stickers, but it is quickly noted. With the reclassification of the coast road will also come new signs. It’s not that there aren’t meetings about swimming, but it’s a fact that things aren’t going so fast in this regard. » And Tony Loisel directs potential swimmers to another place where it is possible to swim: “There is only one beach where you can swim in Aitre, the beach of Roux”, the mayor notes.
Patience Platinum Beach
It will take time to see competent swimming at Platinum Beach. “We need three consecutive years of good performance to consider swimming possible,” the mayor continues. Last year, the ban on horses and pets on the beach had a serious impact on the water quality. Analytics has gotten better lately. »
The city has been open since 2018 and is celebrating its sad seventh anniversary without a swim this summer in this wait-and-see file. The municipality is trying to develop a protocol leading to a partial opening and is working with the Department on this. Here again, patience is required. “Pollution is multifactorial anyway,” concludes the mayor. There are also horses, dogs and a few people. If we go up to the Wuhe Canal, we can imagine that some people do not respect the treatment of their waste. There’s a little bit of everything. Aytré remains a basin with very little current. »