The river Seine is still failing water quality tests one month before the Paris Olympics
Photograph: Paweł Kopczyński/ReutersPhotograph: Paweł Kopczyński/ReutersFears rise for open-water swimming and triathlon eventsFri 28 Jun 2024 13.53 CEST when it is scheduled to host the open-water swimming competition and the swimming leg of the triathlon, results revealed on Friday.
The readings for enterococci bacteria were better, but they were still at unsafe levels for several days last week. French authorities have spent €1.4bn in the last decade trying to clean up the river by improving the Paris sewerage system, as well as building new water treatment and storage facilities. But major storms still overwhelm the capital’s waste water network, some of which dates back to the 19th century, leading to discharges of untreated sewage directly into the river.
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