Tamarindo Cleans Up Its
Act
Some 97 commercial
businesses in Playa
Tamarindo have abided by
the sanitary measures of
the Ministerio de Salud
(health ministry), which
has led to a significant
decrease in the
contamination of the
beach water.
The news was released by
Juan Luis Sánchez,
director regional del
Área de Salud de Santa
Cruz, who said that
there remain only 15
businesses to comply and
eight closed of the
total 120 businesses
found to be violating
the health measures.
Playa Tamarindo lost its
Bandera Azul (Blue Flag)
designation in 2007 for
contamination of the
beaches with sewer
water. The Bandera Azul
is assigned by the
Ministerio de Ambiente y
Energía (Minae) -
environment and energy
ministry.
Darner Mora, director of
the Laboratorio de Aguas
de Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA) -
laboratory of the water
and sewer utility -
confirmed that the water
contamination levels of
Tamarindo are much lower
now than last year.
Mora said that the tests
on the water were
carried out three weeks
ago and the results were
good, adding that one
testing is not enough
for a final conclusion.
Mora added that his
department has to now
wait for the heavy
season rains to carry
out more tests to
determine is the septic
tanks are holding and
not dumping sewage into
the ocean. |
