The Costa Tropical might think that they are the only ones beset by dubious trails of scum just off the beaches, but Nerja and beyond also suffer from this.
Many bathers stay away from Playa La Charca in Salobreña because of the drainage channel that runs from the paseo to the sea, with good reason, now, it seems.
The chief opposition party, the CA, has criticised the fact that the Altillo underground car park is closed to all but residents with a reserved parking space.
Visitors and residents of Almuñécar will have noticed that they are digging up streets to replace water mains, sewage pipes and other underground infrastructure.
Almuñécar Town Hall says that it is going to do something about the urbanizaciones built in the 90s without being connected to the municipal sewage system.
The socialist councillor at the Motril Town Hall, Francisco Ruiz, has pointed out the presence of sewage in building in the Barrio del Cerillo. These blocks are council houses.