Ecuador’s Galapagos National Park Authority recently said that Los Marinos and Oro beaches on San Cristóbal Island have been closed to the public because of contamination of seawater that exceeds the limits set by environmental regulations. The seawater was tested for excessive levels of fecal coliform bacteria, as well as other harmful chemical and organic constituents, as a result of the discharge of untreated wastewater into the sea by the Municipality of San Cristóbal. The Authority has initiated administrative penalty proceedings and filed a lawsuit with the local Attorney General’s Office, and has developed an emergency action plan to assess the ecosystem, among other things.
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