The Orihuela Town Council has initiated the contracting of sustainable urban drainage systems in Orihuela Costa, addressing significant flooding issues faced in the area. With a budget set at one hundred seventy-four thousand euros, the project aims to reduce rainwater runoff that currently leads to severe flooding, particularly on Paraná Street. The planned installation is expected to be completed within four months.

This sustainable drainage system will involve the construction of a filter trench on the margins of the street’s islet. This will progressively solve rainwater flow, directing it to the existing stormwater collector. Additionally, a rain garden will be implemented, allowing for surface storage of rainwater by creating a depression in the islet.

The initiative not only focuses on effective rainwater management but also contributes to urban greenery, thereby reducing the urban heat island effect, improving air quality, and capturing carbon dioxide. This project receives funding from a subsidy granted by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, part of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan financed by the European Union’s Next Generation EU programme.

In related news, the Town Council has also awarded the direction of the construction of stormwater ponds along the Orihuela coast, aimed at enhancing climate adaptation and reducing flood risks. The technical management will be handled by Cauce Proyectos y Obras at a cost of five thousand eight hundred eight euros, with a projected completion time of four months.