Type of work

Hydraulic works

Construction of the “Butarque” storm pond

Spain

  • aerial view storm pond of Butarque in Madrid
  • aerial view storm pond of Butarque in Madrid
  • aerial view storm pond of Butarque in Madrid
  • Construction of the “Butarque” storm pond
  • aerial view storm pond of Butarque in Madrid
  • aerial view storm pond of Butarque in Madrid
  • aerial view storm pond of Butarque in Madrid
  • Construction of the “Butarque” storm pond

Description

The “Butarque” storm pond has 400,000 cubic meters of reservoir capacity, with a surface area of 40,000 square meters.

Responsible

The new storm pond is included in the Infrastructure Plan for quality improvement from the waters of the Manzanares river.

Highlights

It is considered one of the largest infrastructures of this type in Europe and is able to receive 80 cubic meters of water per second.