The City Council will build a new rainwater collection system that will protect the west side of the old town in case of DANA and heavy rainfall.

The so-called storm tank, which will be located in the lower part of San Lorenzo avenue, will be able to accumulate large quantities of water to avoid overloading the sewerage network in the event of torrential rains.

The Estepona City Council is going to build a new hydraulic infrastructure to protect the area west of the old town from possible flooding caused by episodes of DANA or torrential rains. It is a tank (called storm tank) that will increase the capacity of the current rainwater network in this area. Specifically, it will be able to temporarily store excess rainwater in the event of heavy rainfall and, together with a subway pumping system, will serve to prevent possible overloading of the sewerage network and, therefore, flooding.

The project has been entrusted to the water service concessionaire Hidralia, and will cost about 950,000 euros, financed by the local improvement fee.

The so-called storm tank will be located at the low point that makes up the San Lorenzo Avenue at its junction with Calle Real. The objective, as stated in the work project, is to efficiently collect the rainwater from the whole area, where in cases of heavy rainfall small accumulations of water are usually recorded because it is a low point. The new infrastructure is presented as a preventive measure that will complement the current sewage system, given the recurrence of torrential rainfall episodes.

The execution period for the works has been set at three months, and will be carried out in parallel to the work on the boulevard.

The storm tank will have the capacity to temporarily store around 825 cubic meters of water. The project will be accompanied by the necessary infrastructure to provide it with new pipes and spillways, as well as pumps for its subsequent emptying.