The 2021 report provides an assessment of bathing water quality on the basis of a statistical analysis, according to the provisions of article 4 and Annex I of the Directive 2006/7/EC, for the set of bathing water quality data compiled for 2021 in relation to that bathing season and the three preceding bathing seasons (2018‐2020).
During the 2011 bathing season, the quality of bathing waters was monitored in 2155 sampling points across the country, according to the principles and guidelines of JMD 8600/416/E103/2009.
Bathing water Profiles were prepared for all beaches where the Monitoring Programme applied. Neighbouring monitoring points of the same river basin, located at adjacent waters and with a common designation for the past 4 years, have been grouped and composed one single Profile.
The sum of 1,508 Bathing Water Profiles constitute the Registry of Bathing Water Profiles for the country ( Coastal Map | Bathing water limits of profiles ). The beaches are those included in the monitoring programme for the year 2015, which consists of 1,508 monitoring points (Point Map | Locations of sampling points ).
The following tables show the monitoring points and bathing water Profiles by Region and Water District.
Table 1:Number of Monitoring sites and bathing water Profiles by Region for the 2015 bathing season
REGION |
Monitoring sites by region |
Bathing water profiles by region |
Eastern Macedonia - Thrace |
56 |
56 |
Thessaly |
103 |
103 |
Epirus |
36 |
36 |
Western Greece |
79 |
78 |
Peloponnese |
145 |
145 |
Ionian Islands |
148 |
146 |
North Aegean |
122 |
122 |
Crete |
157 |
157 |
Central Macedonia |
114 |
114 |
Western Macedonia |
1 |
1 |
Central Greece |
140 |
140 |
Attica |
158 |
158 |
South Aegean |
283 |
252 |
Total Points: |
1542 |
1508 |
Table 2: Number of Monitoring sites and bathing water Profiles by Water District for the 2015 bathing season
RBD |
wd name |
monitoring points by wd |
bathing water profiles by wd |
GR01 |
Western Peloponnese |
51 |
51 |
GR02 |
Northern Peloponnese |
133 |
131 |
GR03 |
Eastern Peloponnese |
106 |
106 |
GR04 |
Westren Central Greece |
64 |
63 |
GR05 |
Epirus |
94 |
94 |
GR06 |
Attica |
132 |
132 |
GR07 |
Eastern Central Greece |
167 |
167 |
GR08 |
Thessaly |
65 |
65 |
GR09 |
Western Macedonia |
10 |
10 |
GR10 |
Central Macedonia |
98 |
98 |
GR11 |
Eastern Macedonia |
20 |
20 |
GR12 |
Thrace |
40 |
40 |
GR13 |
Crete |
157 |
157 |
GR14 |
Aegean Islands |
405 |
374 |
Total Points: |
1542 |
1508 |
Related Links for further Information
MEECC – Aquatic Environment – Bathing coasts
MEECC – Aquatic Environment – Bathing coasts –Institutional Framework
MEECC- National Environment Information Network (NEIN)
European Environment Agency: Central Data Depository
Monitoring programme of bathing water quality 2009
European Environment Agency: – Bathing water status
European Environment Agency: –Monitoring of air and bathing water quality (Εye on Earth)
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