The municipal government of Puerto de la Cruz presented official documentation this Friday confirming the excellent quality of the bathing water at Playa Jardín, in response to accusations from the PSOE regarding management during San Juan.
The government of Puerto de la Cruz appeared this Friday at Playa Jardín to refute, with analytical data and official documentation, the accusations made by the Socialist Party regarding the safety of the beach and the management of the sanitation system during the San Juan celebrations. The mayor, Leopoldo Afonso, accompanied by the first deputy mayor, David Hernández, and the second deputy mayor, Alonso Acevedo, presented the results of health controls confirming that the bathing water currently has excellent quality.
The local executive explained that Playa Jardín has remained open since June 17, 2025, following a recovery process based on continuous health controls, work on the sanitation network, and preventive measures to reduce the risk of discharges and accidental spills. The available results rule out ongoing or widespread contamination at the beach.
The City Council detailed that, in contrast to an isolated result recorded by Public Health on June 23 at the sampling point PM5, corresponding to the El Charcón area, subsequent samples taken by the health authority itself showed fully favourable values. Additionally, analyses commissioned by the council from an independent laboratory during the same dates also confirmed excellent water quality.
The municipal government stated that a single discordant result, immediately contradicted by different subsequent analyses, should be studied from a technical perspective and not used to generate alarm among the public. The potential cause of that divergence should be determined by the competent authorities, without turning a hypothesis about the sampling into a definitive conclusion.
During the appearance, a certificate issued by the temporary Secretariat of the City Council was presented, stating that on June 22 and 23, no official communication was received by the council from the General Directorate of Public Health recommending or requiring the closure of Playa Jardín. The mayor clarified that the City Council could not implement a health measure that had not been officially communicated to it.
“There was no official communication to the City Council indicating that Playa Jardín should be closed. What does exist are documents, analyses, and subsequent results confirming that the water had excellent quality,” stated Leopoldo Afonso.
The mayor emphasised that the municipal response is based “on official documentation and scientific results, not on suspicions or alarmist statements.” He added that “Playa Jardín is probably one of the most monitored bathing areas in Tenerife and will continue to be under constant surveillance to ensure the safety of residents and visitors.”
The municipal government reminded that the recovery of the beach is not the result of an isolated action, but rather an integral strategy deployed since August 2024 and developed in coordination with other administrations and entities responsible for the water cycle. Among the measures implemented are a new electrical supply to reinforce the operation of the pumping stations; the installation of a generator to maintain service in the event of possible supply cuts; the disconnection of certain flows that could overload the system during rain episodes; and the implementation of intelligent systems for automatic, supervised, and manual operation.
Advanced sensors have also been installed to monitor in real-time levels, flows, and pressures, detect improper entries of rainwater, and anticipate possible saturations. Since the current municipal government's access, six intensive cleaning cycles of the sanitation and stormwater networks have been completed, the seventh is already being prepared, and more than a hundred interventions have been carried out in collectors, drains, manholes, conduits, and relief points.
These measures are complemented by the commissioning of tertiary treatment through filtration, ultrafiltration, and ultraviolet radiation; the commissioning of infiltration wells as an alternative for treated water that cannot be pumped to agricultural areas; and the processing of a new concession for the integral water cycle that includes investments exceeding thirty million euros. The City Council also maintains ongoing communication with the Cabildo of Tenerife and the Insular Water Council to promote pending actions regarding the submarine outfall.
Residents of Puerto de la Cruz and tourists visiting the beach can rest assured: the water at Playa Jardín meets the most demanding health standards, and the City Council will continue with periodic controls to ensure the safety of all bathers.
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