Stabilimento Sun Bay

29°C Water temp · Sep 8

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 29°C

Satellite image of STABILIMENTO SUN BAY — Satellite image © Esri

Stabilimento Sun Bay is a bathing area located along a rocky coast in the Taranto province of Puglia, Italy. The bathing water is classified as excellent based on monitoring data from 2017-2020. The area covers 1.825 km and is situated within the Lido Silvana hydrographic basin.

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Water

Coastal marine water body with a rocky coastline.

Location

Taranto, Puglia region, Italy. The bathing area is part of the Torre dell'Ovo-Capo San Vito water body.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: Excellent (2017-2020). The primary potential pollution source is the Taranto Gennarini wastewater treatment plant with a submarine outfall discharging treated urban and industrial effluent into the sea. No short-duration pollution events were recorded in the four years preceding the profile.

Risks

The presence of a submarine outfall from the Taranto Gennarini wastewater treatment plant represents a potential source of pollution. No algae or cyanobacteria blooms were detected. No toxic algal species proliferation was identified in the four years preceding the profile.