Important for holidaymakers: The Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development publishes the results of the reports of the monitoring campaigns for bathing water and sand quality. Positive

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The Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development annually publishes the results of the reports on bathing water and sand quality monitoring campaigns. For the general public, summer visitors and municipalities, these tools make it possible to take the necessary measures to improve the quality of bathing water in the short and medium term, particularly at beaches declared non-compliant.

Regarding the monitoring of the quality of bathing water during the current summer season, three systems have been put in place by the Department of Sustainable Development:

Online querying of bathing water and sand quality monitoring reports on the site: https://labo.environnement.gov.ma, Regular bathing water quality reports for all beaches are produced every 15 days and made available to beach managers via a digital platform to enable: (i) their display on the beach sites to inform holidaymakers and (ii) take the necessary immediate measures in the event of non-compliance with the quality. The “Iplages” application for informing the general public in real time, in order to communicate the monitoring results on a regular basis and provide all useful information on the beaches.

It should be recalled that the number of beaches subject to surveillance under this program increased from 79 in 2003 to 196 beaches according to the 2024 report. The results of the surveillance campaigns in June 2024 showed that 198 beaches (97% of the beaches monitored) are compliant compared to only 5 non-compliant beaches.

For more instant information on the quality and compliance of beaches (bathing water) for the 2024 summer season, consult the “Iplages” application downloadable on Android and IOS or the site: https://labo.environnement.gov .my