San Cataldo-Stab.stella Del Sud

21.9°C Water temp · Jun 7

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 21.9°C

Satellite image of SAN CATALDO-STAB.STELLA DEL SUD — Satellite image © Esri

San Cataldo-Stab. Stella del Sud is a sandy beach located in Vernole, in the Lecce province of Puglia, southern Italy. The bathing water is classified as a coastal marine water body covering an area of 0.903 square kilometers. The water quality has been rated as excellent for the period 2017–2020. No short-term pollution events have been recorded in the last four years, and the area shows no signs of algal or cyanobacterial blooms.

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Water

Coastal marine water body. Area: 0.903 square kilometers. Part of the Cerano–Le Cesine water body system and the Acquatina drainage basin. Sandy beach.

Location

Vernole, Lecce province, Puglia region, Italy. Contact: Regione Puglia (Fax 080 5403593), ARPA (Fax 080 5460203), ASL Vernole (Fax 0832 892522).

Water Quality

Water quality classification: Excellent (2017–2020). The bathing area may be affected by the Lecce wastewater treatment plant, which discharges treated urban effluent via a submarine outfall pipeline. No short-term pollution events have been recorded over the last four years.

Risks

Potential point-source pollution from the Lecce wastewater treatment plant with submarine discharge pipeline delivering treated civil and industrial wastewater. No algal blooms or toxic algal species have been detected in the last four years.