‘We were opposed to closing the pumping station too - there must now be an inquiry into flooding’

‘We were opposed to closing the pumping station too - there must now be an inquiry into flooding’

The county council leader says he was opposed to the decision to close a pumping station that some believe could’ve prevented recent flooding.

Call to reopen pumping station half a mile from flooding homes

It shut seven years ago - but recent rain brought flooding to homes nearby

A new underground pumping system in Elche Park to collect and boost rainwater when it rains and prevent flooding in the street. This is the action that the Water Cycle Council will start in the coming days to house rainwater coming from Almendros or Maravall streets and flowing into José Such and the park itself.