Xlendi certified fit for swimming

Xlendi Bay is again fit for swimming, the Gozo Ministry said. It said in a statement that tests carried out by the Health Authorities have established that the bay is no longer contaminated. On Monday, a contractor damaged a drainage pipe,...

Xlendi Bay is again fit for swimming, the Gozo Ministry said.

It said in a statement that tests carried out by the Health Authorities have established that the bay is no longer contaminated.

On Monday, a contractor damaged a drainage pipe, contaminating the popular bay with when he struck and broke a main sewage pipe which caused untreated drainage to flow into the inner part of the bay.

The incident occurred in the early afternoon and forced bathers out of the water after the Environmental Health Depart-ment declared the bay unfit for swimming.

Reconstruction works on Xlendi Road, which forms part of a €9.5 million EU funded project, started in June after the tendering process was delayed. The Gozo Ministry has pointed out that the work was done in summer to make sure the EU deadline for funding was met.

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