Santa Maria Di Lugana

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Santa Maria di Lugana is a bathing area located in Sirmione on Lake Garda in Lombardy. The beach covers 9000 square metres and receives approximately 350 daily swimmers and 39000 annual visitors. The area is situated at 64 metres above sea level.

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Water

Lake Garda. Water body ID: POMI2LN1ir. Hydrographic basin: Sarca Mincio.

Location

Sirmione, Brescia province, Lombardy. Contact: Comune di Sirmione, Piazza Virgilio, 52 - 25010 Sirmione, tel. 030 9909100.

Facilities

Relaxation zone, green beach facility with capacity for 65 people, one changing room, four showers, five toilets (one for disabled access), bar service, and elastic nets for games. Dogs allowed on leash.

Water Quality

Classification pending. A short-duration pollution event was recorded on 04/05/2009 with E. coli levels of 2419/100 ml, attributed to storm overflow systems. An anomalous situation of excessive tourist influx was identified, which led to temporary bathing prohibition and repeated sampling.

Risks

Storm overflow discharge into the lake. Cyanobacteria proliferation pressures from emergency surface and depth discharges and rainwater runoff; no cyanobacteria events recorded in the previous four years. No macroalgae proliferation events recorded in the previous four years.