The Three New Parks Alicante Plans to Replicate in City Neighbourhoods to Prevent Flooding

The last storm, which hit the province of Valencia on October 29, along with those that have swept through the city of Alicante over the centuries, have made flood prevention plans more crucial than ever for public institutions. city of Alicante

The City Council and the mixed company Aguas de Alicante announced a new strategy to expand the city's flood prevention infrastructure. This aims to mitigate the effects of future storms and torrential rains. flood prevention

Thus, the construction of three new floodable parks is planned, similar to La Marjal on San Juan beach, and twelve anti-pollution and retention reservoirs, like the one in the San Gabriel neighbourhood. All of this is part of the 'Alicante Circular' project.

These infrastructures will be integrated into Alicante's new General Urban Planning Plan to further establish the city as a leader in rainwater management through nature-based and sustainable solutions. water management

Aguas de Alicante and the City Council are working on the design of three new floodable parks distributed across the city's neighbourhoods. One is planned around the Vía Parque-Teulada area.

This project will cover the neighbourhoods of Los Ángeles, San Agustín, Tómbola, Rabasa, Virgen del Remedio, and Ciudad Jardín to be "prepared" for new "stronger and more torrential rainfall," explained Aguas de Alicante.

Thus, Alicante will have a new floodable green area in this part of the city, alongside a recreational and leisure space for the public. Additionally, it will help relieve the barranco de las Ovejas in San Gabriel by increasing the capacity of the collectors on Universidad Avenue and Virgen de los Lirios Street.

The other two new floodable parks in Alicante will be integrated into new city projects: at the head of the San Blas ravine, within the future Central Park; and on Elche Avenue, next to Casa Mediterráneo and Alicante's Mar Park.

The goal of Aguas de Alicante and the City Council is also set on installing a dozen new flood prevention reservoirs, with a total capacity of 150,000 cubic metres. These will be distributed in "sensitive points" of the city.

The new infrastructures will serve to contain water from future storms and torrential rains, as well as reduce the risks of pollution associated with occasional reliefs in beaches, ravines, and coastal areas, notably those of Cocó, Palmeral, La Albufereta, Condomina, and the lower area of San Gabriel around Paseo Joan Fuster.

The new green area by the sea that the Almadraba beach in Alicante is becoming will also feature new actions to drain the rainwater and store it in various reservoirs. This aims to put an end to the area's flood problems.

Additionally, all these actions are complemented by a network of remote controls in the city's collectors. This allows for the supervision and control of all elements that enable real-time action on the water flows installed by Aguas de Alicante.