The municipality of Torroella de Montgrí-l'Estartit began this Easter the season of beaches without water in showers and footbaths. These services will be provisionally out of service due to the severe episode of drought that is plaguing Catalonia and which has left the water reserves in the swamps below minimums.
Despite the fact that the municipality, located in the Baix Empordà, which depends on the Baix Ter aquifer, is not, like much of Catalonia, in an exceptional situation, but rather a normal one, the City Council has chosen to leave the showers without service with in order not to waste the precious liquid.
Despite being inactive, the showers have been installed in unnatural coves such as Gran de l'Estartit beach, La Fonellera i Mas Pinell and Montgó cove to have them ready in case the situation changes radically and the swamps fill up again . Municipal sources indicate that if it rained a lot this spring, they would be put into service.
The Consistory has installed posters in different languages (Catalan, Spanish, English and French) informing about the situation that, if it does not rain enough, could last in the middle of the summer season.
Torroella de Montgrí-L'Estartit Town Council was one of the first to start the surveillance service on the beaches of the municipality. Coinciding with Easter, the Gran de l'Estartit beach began the lifeguard service, which was provided daily until Easter Monday.
From now on, the lifeguard and surveillance service will only be carried out on weekends until June 15, from which date it will be daily until mid-September. It is estimated that the municipality has about 10 kilometers of beaches, which receive an average of 40,000 daily users in high season.
