Closed for swimming on Monday due to contamination by enterococci, the Bassin de la Villette can once again welcome swimmers.
Good news for Parisians! The closure for swimming in the Bassin de la Villette lasted only one day, and one day of rain and cold in the capital. After only one week of authorization, the Paris town hall decided to ban diving this Monday, July 24, due to a bacterial risk.
During the health samples, carried out daily, too large a quantity of enterococci had been recorded on Sunday evening, justifying the closure. Nothing alarming, then declared the town hall. And, indeed, since this Tuesday at 11 am, the rates having visibly returned to normal, the bravest can once again take the plunge.
Good news: the water quality having returned to normal, the La Villette swimming pool has just opened.https://t.co/n8IhtXwko4 pic.twitter.com/WiiHw1uBp3
– Paris (@Paris) July 25, 2017
Bacterial contamination
Enterococci are bacteria that are typically found in the digestive tract. They are opportunistic, meaning that they are rarely pathogenic, but can be dangerous for people with weakened immune systems.
They can cause urinary tract infections, or more serious ones in the abdomen or heart, for example. They are treated with antibiotics, but the bacteria are more and more resistant, thus justifying their monitoring in drinking water, but also in bathing places.
Since July 17, three swimming pools have been installed for swimming on the quai de la Loire in the Bassin de la Villette. They can accommodate up to 500 people. Free entry. Lockers and cabins have been provided, and swimming is supervised. The Île-de-France regional health agency takes daily samples to ensure the quality of the water.
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