St. Petersburg residents seeking relief from the heat should be aware that only four beaches in the city meet the required hygienic standards for swimming, according to the latest report from Rospotrebnadzor. The agency conducted extensive monitoring of water quality, analyzing samples for sanitary-chemical, microbiological, and parasitological indicators.

The following locations are deemed safe for swimming:

• 1st Suzdal Lake (Upper) in the Vyborgsky district
• 2nd Suzdal Lake (Middle) in the Vyborgsky district
• Olginsky pond in the Vyborgsky district
• Unnamed Lake in the Krasnoselsky district

Water samples from the remaining 20 beaches across the city failed to meet the necessary sanitary regulations.

Rospotrebnadzor advises against swimming in the following locations, due to substandard water quality:

• 3rd Suzdal Lake (Lower) in the Vyborgsky district
• Izhora River (Adult and Children’s beach) in the Kolpinsky district
• Gulf of Finland: Kronstadt beach in the Kronshtadtsky district
• Gulf of Finland beaches: “Komarovsky”, “Laskovy”, “Chudny”, “Zolotoy”, “Detsky”, “Dubkovsky”, “Sestroretsky”, “Dunes”, “White Nights” in the Kurortny district
• Razliv Lake beaches: “Ofitsersky”, “Belaya Gora”, “Severny”, “Zelenaya Gora”, “Novy” in the Kurortny district
• “Morskie Dubki” in the Primorsky district
• Kolonistsky Pond in the Pushkinsky district

The Interregional Department of Rospotrebnadzor for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has issued a strong warning, urging the public to avoid recreational use of water bodies where water quality does not meet hygienic standards.