What elements led to the sewage discharges that necessitated the closure of the Playa Jardín swimming area in Puerto de la Cruz? Was it a mix of various factors, or is there one main cause? Was it due to the rupture of the Punta Brava regional sewage treatment plant’s outfall, located adjacent to Playa Jardín, or the inadequacies within the municipal sewage system, which result in certain Punta Brava residences discharging untreated waste directly into the ocean? Fifty-eight days following the prohibition of swimming in Playa Jardín, the authorities are still unable to reach a consensus regarding the source of the discharges.
