The Malaga City Council reminds citizens that the 329 public drinking water fountains distributed throughout the city must be used solely and exclusively for drinking, and that it is prohibited to use these fountains for other purposes such as personal hygiene or washing objects. The warning comes after SUR reported that this has been happening on several beaches in the capital: in the area of ​​the Antonio Banderas promenade, many bathers use the fountain to remove sand, a complaint that is also repeated among residents.

The City Council is calling for responsible use of these fountains, which were put back into operation last June as part of the relaxation of the savings measures adopted in response to the drought to facilitate the population's access to water supply points during the summer. Precisely as a savings and awareness measure in response to the drought situation, both in Malaga and in the rest of the municipalities in the province, the footbaths and showers on the beaches that use drinking water remain disabled, except for those in the three areas exclusively designated for people with reduced mobility (Misericordia, Malagueta and El Dedo), in compliance with the decree of the Junta de Andalucía that limits the use of drinking water.

For this reason, through the public address services that are operational on the beaches and on the City Council's social media profiles, a message will be sent to the public (in Spanish and English) urging them to have responsible use of the drinking fountains. In addition, the Department of Environmental Sustainability has temporarily closed the two fountains located on Malagueta beach (one on the Ciudad de Melilla promenade and the other on the Matías Prats promenade) after irresponsible use of them was noted.