Environmental Health Directorate reopens dog friendly beach

Following the completion of necessary works and repeated sampling of the seawater, the dog friendly beach in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq has been reopened

Dog Friendly Beach in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq has been reopened
Dog Friendly Beach in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq has been reopened

The dog friendly beach in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq has been declared open once again, according to a statement issued by the Environmental Health Directorate.

The reopening comes after the Transport Authority carried out the necessary works to prevent seepage from the rain water culverts into the sea, and the seawater being tested repeatedly and regularly.

The Environmental Health Directorate had declared the bay to be unfit for swimming on 5 August of last year after drainage started leaking into the sea.