June 7, 2009 Updade: Unfortunalely, as of this writing Programa Água Viva is not available anymore. If the program is reinstated and available online, other updates will be posted.
Beach water quality reports for Natal and other Rio Grande do Norte beaches are available online from Programa Água Viva. However, information for some of the beaches might not be updated frequently.
Natal and Rio Grande do Norte beaches are generally clean. Reports usually show good water quality along most of the state coastline.
To view the reports available:
- Go to the Programa Água Viva website.
- The menu to the left has a list of cities monitored (Municípios Monitorados.
- Click on a city and a box shows up with the classification for the beaches in that city.
- A beach will be Própria (adequate) or Imprópria (inadequate).
Underneath the box to the right, you'll see the date when the most recent samples were collected (Última atualização). Dates ares shown Brazilian style (DD/MM/YYYY).
