tourism

Quite frankly, the water quality issue will always come up from time to time as unfortunately, not like in some other countries/vacation areas, proper testing has not been done in a very long time. So people will guess and sometimes it is educated guesses that may be close to the truth but not always. For one thing, the fact that some folks swim there and are fine doesn't mean much and is purely anecdotal. Plenty of people have been having issues from skin to respiratory issues related possibly to water quality levels. One thing that is not open for debate is the water is not the same quality today that it was 30 years ago. We can't eat the oysters/shells from the bay like I used to do. Some of the beaches are better than others in Zihua and some likely still fine, especially if you take basic precautions like washing after coming out from swimming and making sure not to drink any of that ocean water. The color of the water is not always a good indicator of water quality. Foam on the beach is not necessarily a sign a pollution. But without regular and properly done testing, you can't really tell. But it is a fact that the city waste is not properly handled and a lot of it end up in the bay. As well, run off from the hills during heavy rains brings a lot of pollution in the bay as well. Being a bay has it's own set of problems and benefits. I still love the town, it's people and the views. I'm not an ocean swimmer and quite fine with my pool at the hotel but really wish the city waste problem gets taken care of finally as there is no denying that if the water is still ok now it won't be for long at the rate things are going...