Runoff waters from areas particularly affected by the weather can carry substances or waste that may impact the quality of bathing waters.
As a result, the prefectoral decree of October 6 prohibiting swimming for everyone along the coastal areas of the communes of: Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet, Antibes, Vallauris, Cannes, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, and Thรฉoule-sur-Mer is extended until October 19 inclusive.
Similarly, tap water in the Alpes-Maritimes poses no danger to the population.
The prefecture has announced that the Regional Health Agency (ARS) has intervened to check the quality of drinking water, especially in the most affected communes: Antibes, Biot, Villeneuve-Loubet, Vallauris, Cannes, Mougins, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Thรฉoule-sur-Mer.
All analyses confirmed the potability of the water and the absence of any danger from consumption by the population.
