Two urgent preliminary inquiries have been ordered into drinking water quality in northern Greece following reports of dangerous bacterial contamination and heavy metals in municipal supplies at two villages.
The action targets two popular areas in Central Macedonia. In the Sithonia municipality of Halkidiki, recent sampling requested by concerned residents in Agios Nikolaos and Trani Ammouda revealed levels of enterococci and E. coli that exceeded legal safety limits. Investigators are reviewing reports from regional health supervisors and environmental monitoring agencies.
Meanwhile, in Nymfopetra in the Volvi municipality, water drawn from local boreholes showed elevated concentrations of uranium and fluoride. Prosecutors are reviewing municipal water utility records and evaluating progress on planned infrastructure upgrades, including the installation of a reverse osmosis system intended to restore safe drinking water to the region.
Leonidas Nikolopoulos, head of the Appeals Prosecution Office of Thessaloniki, directed regional prosecutors to investigate potential criminal negligence, specifically whether local authorities failed to take required measures to prevent public health hazards. Municipal officials have been summoned to testify as part of the inquiry.
