Playa Chancelas Pm1

Spain Coastal 1 - Excellent

Playa Chancelas is a 211-metre-long maritime bathing zone located in Poio, Pontevedra, Galicia. The beach features calm waters and sandy composition, with an 8-metre width. It has high visitor attendance and semi-urban development characteristics. The water mass is classified in poor ecological state according to the Galicia-Costa hydrological demarcation.

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Water

Maritime bathing zone in the Ría de Pontevedra estuary. Length 211 metres, width 8 metres. Calm water conditions. Sandy beach composition.

Location

Poio municipality, Pontevedra province, Galicia, Spain. Reference locality is Combarro. UTM coordinates: 523253 X, 4696957 Y (European Datum 1950, UTM 29N).

Water Quality

Water mass state classified as poor. Microbiological monitoring conducted for E. coli and Enterococcus concentrations between 2008 and 2010. No historical contamination antecedents recorded. Adjacent shellfish production zone GAL 10/06 classified as Zone B with no antecedents.

Risks

No significant short-duration contamination risks identified from occasional discharges associated with precipitation events. No localized discharge risks identified.