Granada requested 3.5 million euros from Europe to build an artificial lake. The mayor Paco Cuenca announced the request. Ana Genaro, the director of Sustainability at Emasagra, also appeared to give details. He explained that the project is part the Granada Respira program. This package of actions was promoted by the municipal government in order to address poor air quality, one of the biggest problems facing the city.
The Consistory, in collaboration with Emasagra has proposed to build a lake near El Florio’s industrial estate on a parcel that is wall to wall with the clean points. This is an area that has attracted municipal attention in recent years due to the efforts taken to reverse the flooding that occurred with every downpour.
The first mayor explained that the goal is to create an area for recreation that uses the water from the river to create a lake. This will allow other green areas to receive water. From the city.
With the intention of Granada’s residents “making their own” the land, there will be pedestrian paths, parks, picnic areas, and other recreational areas that run parallel to the lake. The park will cover 37,000 square metres and connect the city to the Vega.
It is, according to the highest municipal official, an “authentic tree around a lake”. This is part of the “commitment by the municipal government to create a green, friendly community whose priority it is to reduce pollution and to generate projects that help the recovery of natural resource.
Genaro, for his part, stated that the lake can accumulate up to 30,000 cubic meters of water. This will make it possible to reuse the water for irrigation, and once the rain stops, it can be evacuated at the Purification plant.
