Authorities announced the opening date for the swimming season in Anapa.

The swimming season in Anapa will officially open on June 1 and run until September 30. Permission for swimming in the sea will be valid in areas excluded from the danger zone, designated after the tanker emergency. Social media users have expressed concerns about the safety of the water and sand.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Knot," the Kuban office of Rospotrebnadzor stated that water samples and samples from the area where the new sand was added conform to the required standards for petroleum product content, unlike the Anapa beach, where imported sand has not yet been added.

Today, Anapa Mayor Svetlana Maslova signed a decree setting the dates for the swimming season, TASS reported today.

The swimming season officially starts on June 1 and runs until September 30. Preparatory work is already underway: infrastructure is being installed on pebble beaches and one kilometer of sandy beaches that were previously excluded from the emergency zone, Maslova reported on her Telegram channel.

At the same time, the official clarified that the refilling of clean sand continues on other sandy beaches.

"In the near future, employees of the Anapa Resorts company will begin harrowing and subsequent sifting of sand on the refilled sections of the coastline, after which users will begin installing beach infrastructure," her statement reads.

Beach restoration continues in the city. A total of 7.4 kilometers of the coastline have already been filled and the sand has been leveled to a 50-centimeter layer for 6.8 kilometers, the Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters reported on its Telegram channel.

"Work is being carried out around the clock, in parallel on several sections. On May 24 alone, dump trucks made 323 trips," the statement reads.

Telegram users question the safety of the swimming season

Under Svetlana Maslova's post about the opening of the swimming season, commenters expressed concerns about the water and sand's compliance with safety standards.

"Thank you. But you understand that everyone is primarily interested in the Anapa city sandy beaches, not 1 km of Vityazevsky Beach," Tatyana wrote. Krosh.

"I wonder, have you seen photos and videos of beaches with sand after rain, and a wonderful clay turtle?" joked Oleg.

"You're kidding me! Tell me not to believe my eyes," Vladimir was indignant at the reply from an official Anapa representative in the chat that the sand was from a quarry, had been lab-tested, and complies with sanitary and epidemiological standards.

"Could you tell me where I can buy oil-resistant swimsuits?" - Welle quipped.

"The main thing is not to smoke in the sea or on the beach. Right? To avoid...," Olga_Lus warned.

"Watch Ozarovsky's video from the central beach if you don't go beyond your office," T Ch advised the administration.

Materials about the consequences of the fuel oil spills in the Kerch Strait and Tuapse have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Eco-disaster in Kuban". Data on the scale of coastal pollution was collected by the "Caucasian Knot" in the reference material "Fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait".