Smart Buoys To Monitor Beach Water Quality

Benidorm has taken a caller measurement towards sustainability and invention pinch nan installation of 2 smart buoys disconnected Poniente and Levante beaches. The devices, introduced this week, will supply real-time information to measure h2o value and thief protect nan coastal ecosystem, according to councillor for Beaches and Environment, Mónica Gómez.

Gómez explained that nan strategy will complement nan checks already carried retired by nan Municipal Laboratory, which monitors formation waters play during summertime and each 15 days for nan remainder of nan year.

The buoys will grounds cardinal parameters including h2o temperature, beingness of hydrocarbons, dissolved integrated matter, salinity, turbidity and oxygen levels. This accusation will let nan creation of regular h2o value reports for some residents and visitors, and will besides support initiatives aimed astatine preserving nan earthy practice of nan coastline.

Benidorm: Sustainable tourer destination

As portion of nan task Benidorm, smart and sustainable tourer destination, nan information will beryllium accessible done a caller mobile app and a municipal formation website owed to motorboat shortly. In addition, nan accusation will beryllium integrated into nan city’s Tourism Intelligence platform, enabling section authorities to make better-informed decisions.

To guarantee biology compatibility, nan buoy locations were selected successful consultation pinch nan Institute of Coastal Ecology. They person been anchored pinch a low-impact strategy designed to debar disturbing seagrass meadows.

Each buoy weighs astir 360 kilos and has been specially designed to stay unchangeable and visible to passing vessels. The project, co-financed by EU FEDER costs done Red.es and awarded to Telefónica, intends to fortify Benidorm’s transformation into a exemplary of sustainable tourism.

“Our beaches are our main resource, some environmentally and economically,” Gómez said, adding that nan inaugural will heighten their guidance while offering real-time accusation to citizens.