In 2020, the Moroccan authorities monitored and measured bathing water quality at 175 different beaches. Out of the 12 regions of Morocco, three are landlocked while the rest are connected to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Tanger - Tetouan - Al Hoceima was the region with the highest number of beaches, quality testing stations as well as number of testing samples taken from the beaches.
Number of beaches, quality testing stations, and testing samples included in measuring water quality in Morocco in 2020
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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Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water & Sustainable Development Morocco. (June 1, 2020). Number of beaches, quality testing stations, and testing samples included in measuring water quality in Morocco in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174432/monitoring-and-measuring-water-quality-in-morocco/
Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water & Sustainable Development Morocco. "Number of beaches, quality testing stations, and testing samples included in measuring water quality in Morocco in 2020." Chart. June 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174432/monitoring-and-measuring-water-quality-in-morocco/
Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water & Sustainable Development Morocco. (2020). Number of beaches, quality testing stations, and testing samples included in measuring water quality in Morocco in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174432/monitoring-and-measuring-water-quality-in-morocco/
Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water & Sustainable Development Morocco. "Number of Beaches, Quality Testing Stations, and Testing Samples Included in Measuring Water Quality in Morocco in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174432/monitoring-and-measuring-water-quality-in-morocco/
Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water & Sustainable Development Morocco, Number of beaches, quality testing stations, and testing samples included in measuring water quality in Morocco in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174432/monitoring-and-measuring-water-quality-in-morocco/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of beaches, quality testing stations, and testing samples included in measuring water quality in Morocco in 2020 [Graph], Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water & Sustainable Development Morocco, June 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174432/monitoring-and-measuring-water-quality-in-morocco/
