Legazpi is an industrial municipality with 8,400 inhabitants and with a high percentage of waterproofed surfaces.
It has a sustainability plan and to combat Climate Change (Adaptation and Mitigation) - LEGAZPI KLIMA 2030: http://www.legazpi.eus/es/bizi-2/desarrollo-sostenible/legazpi-klima-2030
The plan defines different actions to restore the water cycle by means of using SUD.
The transformative action is based on study the municipal as a whole, taking different aspects into account, such as the terrain, geology, existence of contaminated soil and the rainfall, in order to establish which technique can be implemented in each zone: seepage, lamination and water treatment.
It is hard to quantify the results as it is a study.
These will be measured during each specific action implemented.
The actions proposed in the study are envisaged to reduce the risk of flooding in periods of torrential rain, increase thermal comfort and protecting health in heat waves (increasingly more frequent and intense), and treatment of surface water and wastewater in individual buildings.
Lessons learned: importance of restoring the natural water cycle.
Challenges: lack of knowledge about new technical solutions and the outcome of their implementation
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