This week, Aguas de Calpe (the water supply company) began work on the rainwater collector in the Borumbot district. This involves renovating the current rainwater collection system to renew and adapt the section of the sewerage collector located between plots 2N and 7N in the Manzanera district.
The current section of the collector will be split into two: on the one hand, the sewerage collector that ends at the Borumbot EBAR, and on the other, the rainwater collector that begins in front of plot 5N in the Manzanera district and ends by connecting to the existing rainwater collector on Avenida Valencia.
These works are intended to prevent flooding problems in the area and excessive rainwater inflow to the Borumbot EBAR. Until now, during periods of heavy rain, rainwater from the Manzanera and Borumbot housing developments has been channelled to the lowest point in the area, the Balcón al Mar building, where a well overflows and contributes to the erosion of the Borumbot cliff.
The works consist of the construction of a 354-metre-long PVC rainwater collector to intercept the surface runoff that reaches the lowest point of the development and convey the water to the existing rainwater network on Avenida Valencia. The layout will run through the centre of the road between Borumbot and Calle Navío. The project will also include the installation of surface water collection elements (transverse grates and drains) distributed evenly throughout the area. In addition, two drains located next to the facades of plots 5N in the Manzanera district and 6I in the Borumbot district will be connected to this collector.
Test pits are currently being dug to determine the exact depth, to confirm that the works will not interfere with any services. The total cost of the project is €428,746.12 (excluding VAT).