The ecotourism and adventure macropark that the Toroverde group is planning in the Serranía de Cuenca has modified its water planning to reduce the impact on aquiferss. The developer has updated the water concession request before the Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar, … limit collection exclusively to human supply and rely on regenerated water for other uses.
The Singular Interest Project (PSI) of the ecotourism and adventure park has thus introduced relevant changes in its approach to water, a key factor from both an environmental and administrative point of view. The promoter company presented a modification to Annex 6 of the technical document, relating to the groundwater concession applicationwith the aim of adjusting the location of surveys and specifying the intended uses.
According to documentation sent to the Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar (CHJ), the project now envisages the collection of groundwater exclusively for human supply, both for the park and for the hotel and associated commercial area. Thus, other uses, such as irrigation of green spaces or fire protection systems, are expressly excluded from this concession, which will be provided by regenerated water from a wastewater treatment plant own projected for the complex.
The maximum volume requested, as shown by the PSI, amounts to 179,985 cubic meters per year, a figure which, according to the technical report, is within the reserves planned for new tourist developments in this area of the Júcar basin. The collection will be carried out through two surveys, both located in the municipality of Mariana. and more than 500 meters from other existing wells and sources, one of the usual conditions to minimize the effects on third parties.
Consumption planning is linked to the progressive development of the project. In its final configuration, The park hopes to reach up to a million visitors per yearin addition to a hotel integrated into the environment with 240 rooms and an associated commercial area. Even planned water attractions, such as a lazy river, will operate with recirculation systems, limiting consumption to initial filling and losses due to evaporation and maintenance.
Beyond the technical data, the modification of the water approach is interpreted as a key movement towards protect the project from an environmental and administrative point of viewin a province particularly sensitive to water management. The supervision of the CHJ, dependent on the Ministry of Ecological Transition, makes this aspect one of the decisive filters for the viability of development.
The adjustment of water uses thus marks the first major stage of a project called to transform the tourism model of the Serranía de Cuenca. Declared of singular interest by the regional government, Toroverde Park is designed as a long-term investment, with a potential impact on employment, the local economy and land use planning.
Event center and hotel
As the documentation reveals, now in the period of the allegations, the project envisages the area closest to the main access to the park and already at the top of the mountain range. a city designed “as a harmonious set of low-rise buildings this dialogue with the topography of the land. Far from imposing themselves on the landscape, the buildings integrate naturally into the environment, configuring a welcoming and functional space that acts as a gateway to the park experience.
In this area, the main areas of visitor reception, as well as restaurants, shops and an auditorium outdoor spaces designed to host cultural activities and events. Additionally, they designed an observation tower “as a privileged point for contemplating the mountains and strengthening the connection between architecture and nature.”
In this same space it will open its doors the event center with independent accesswhich will allow the company to manage these installations autonomously. This space will have a convention space.
As for visitor accommodation, they are committed to building accommodation far from the epicenter of the park, with the aim, they say, of offering an “authentic” rest experience in full connection with nature. The hotel proposal will come to fruition in an adventure hotel with two types of accommodation: “high-end” wooden cabins, and a more adventurous option that will recreate the experience of living in a caravan “without giving up essential comforts”.
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