he Cordoba City Council want to put end to problem Of the floods that occur periodically when the rains are intense in an area Corregidor Street The last of these was the one who suffered the punishment of Storm Claudia on the 15th … November-. This is what was transferred to Neighborhood Association This pocket at a meeting held on Tuesday. To do this, handle a Special performance package And the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Union (CHG). The Andalusian Military Council will enter the equation.
This was pointed out to ABC by Head of this AVVJuan Brito. He explained that the meeting they held with representatives of the Council was attended by the Urban Planning and Presidency Councillor, Miguel Angel Torico, and the President of Imaxa (Municipal Water Company), Councilor Daniel García Ibarrola. They left “satisfied”.
Brito pointed out that: solution “What do they suggest to us?” It consists of different measures. One is already known and forever expected: a legitimate resume Stream routing Subordinate opinion – This neighborhood is directly affected by the Moro neighborhood. The problem here is that there is no sign that it will arrive in the short term. This work should be led by the CHG team. But the bloc confirmed in November that it would not be able to use EU funds for this purpose until the 2028-2034 federal funding cycle. In December 2024, it announced that it would contribute $9.4 million, 85% of which would come from Brussels, but this money never arrived.
Now, this will not be the only action to take. Its president explained that the municipal government presented representatives of this neighborhood, who they will be necessary Develop Other projects To end this problem. “The channels of the Sierra streams reach somewhat as high as the Parador de la Arruzafa. Then, all the water that gets there will be directed to the Palomera River. Sounds very good to us. There will be less here. But from there, the water continues to flow into the sewers and into a huge area that no longer has areas capable of absorbing that water.”
He continued to point out that “all the runoff that occurs goes into the collector in our area.” To avoid this second factor of flooding that this enclave suffers from, the head of this group continued, “The solution they gave us is that, apart from the Arroyo del Moro Canal, I will install a regulator in Cerrillo This would divert other flows depending on what is of interest.
“His turn will come too,” he continued. Digitization Subordinate networks What IMAXA is planning to do to combat this second element of flood risk. “Here it will be installed,” he added as another necessary measure Non-return valveThis would prevent or reduce the possibility of the complex collapsing again, flooding the neighborhood.
“We left the meeting with the City Council satisfied. They have a comprehensive project to solve the problem. Budget expectations are about 3.7 million.
Juan Brito
President of the Avenida del Corregidor Neighborhood Association
Another initiative that needs to be undertaken, as explained by the Capitulares management team, is: New pipeline To collect “the water of the neighborhood, all that may arrive or that may leave at a certain moment due to the collapse of the collector” and direct it towards “A” Storm tank Which is scheduled to be built under the football stadium in Seneca Institute (It will be necessary to obtain permission from the council to which those lands belong.
An upcoming meeting soon
“They even told us the budget projections for the measures: About 3.7 million». “They did not provide us with details of the interventions. We conclude that it will be the part that the city council will invest; Notwithstanding the Sierra sewer routing project (valued at $9.4 million by CHG),” Prieto emphasized.
The two parties agreed to meet again soon to hold a more technical meeting and “the procedures will be explained in a more comprehensive manner.” “We also want to take advantage of it Ask for estimated times The head of the neighborhood association added to this procedure.
Brito highlighted the good feelings they left the first meeting with: “We saw that the city council was really interested in this problem to find a solution.” “In fact, the fact that they actually prepared a project of the size they presented to us tells us that the municipal government has worked a lot. he Notice a little light at the end Subordinate tunnel For this problem,” concluded the head of the residents of Corregidor Street.