Cala Inferno

22.8°C Water temp · Jun 7

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Cala Inferno is a bathing water area located in Ponza, in the Lazio region of Italy. The beach has a rocky structure with equipped areas not available. The water body is classified as category C and has been assigned an elevated quality classification. The area is part of the Ponza, Zannone and Palmarola hydrographic basin.

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Water

Marine water body. Part of the Ponza, Zannone and Palmarola hydrographic basin. The water area extends 562 metres.

Location

Ponza, Latina Province, Lazio Region, Italy. The bathing area extends 562 metres. Competent authorities for information: Regione Lazio Direzione Ambiente, Via del Tintoretto 432, Roma, tel. 06.51681; ARPA Lazio Sede Centrale, via Garibaldi 114, Rieti, tel. 07462671; Comune di Ponza.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: elevated. Monitoring classification based on 95th and 90th percentile parameters. One active urban wastewater treatment plant serving over 2000 population equivalents in the reference municipality. No specific monitoring programmes are currently active to measure pollutant concentrations and limit their spread during the bathing season. Shellfish farming identified as an impact source.

Risks

Short-duration pollution events under study regarding appropriate modelling approach. Cyanobacterial proliferation potential assessment required. Macroalgae and/or phytoplankton proliferation potential assessment required.