Monitoring and measuring water quality in Morocco 2020

Number of beaches, quality testing stations, and testing samples included in measuring water quality in Morocco in 2020

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Release date

June 2020

Region

Morocco

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

The source collected data between May and September 2019, with a follow-up review in February and March 2020

Source includes 3 regions, Guelmim- Oued Noun, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, and Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab which lie partially or completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara

The source chose the beaches according to importance based on traffic of people to the beach, the site, and potential pollution risks

As of 2014, the Moroccan authorities issued a new standard "NM 03.7.199" of monitoring and managing bathing water quality

NM 03.7.199 considers quality of water based on the results of the analysis of microbiological indicators (Escherichia coli and Enterococcus), based on 95 and 90 percentile statistical values for the current year along with three previous season and comparing them to the following threshold:

Excellent water quality: Enterococcus - P95 ≤100 and Escherichia coli - P95≤250

Good water quality: Enterococcus - P95>100 & P95<200 and Escherichia coli - P95<500 & P95>250

Moderate water quality: Enterococcus - P95>200 & P90 ≤185 and Escherichia coli - P95>500 & P90<500

Bad water quality: Enterococcus - P90>185 and Escherichia coli - P90>500

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