Water Institute after Gospić findings: Residents can be sure drinking water is safe

The finding of microplastics in groundwater near an illegal dump outside Gospić should not be read as evidence that the city’s drinking water is unsafe, Croatia’s Water Institute said.

The analysis concerned local piezometers in the zone where waste was illegally deposited near Divoselo, not water from the public supply system, Institute director Mario Šiljeg told Hina. He said official tests of public drinking water in the Gospić area had confirmed its health safety and compliance with prescribed limits.

Groundwater in the affected local area will continue to be monitored, particularly after rainfall. The authorities also plan to carry out the necessary remediation measures.

Šiljeg said the Croatian Institute of Public Health and the relevant public health institutes determine the safety of water intended for human consumption through prescribed monitoring. The Water Institute said residents could be confident that the public supply is regularly checked, that existing analyses had found no problem, and that any significant change would be investigated and publicly reported immediately.

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Residents can be sure that water from the public water supply is regularly monitored, that analyses so far have shown no problem, and that every relevant change will be checked immediately and publicly announced.