After more than a year and a half of work, the Organization concludes actions that have restored damaged riverbeds and infrastructure, strengthened the resilience of public hydraulic domain, and improved the response to future floods. Most of the work was carried out in the province of Valencia, with interventions also in Teruel, Cuenca, and Castellón.
Technical Director Manuel Torán highlighted that the main objectives have been met: restoring damage, improving urban area protection, increasing riverbed drainage capacity, and restoring service to key infrastructures like the Júcar Turia Canal and the Camp de Túria Canal.
The Center for Studies and Experimentation of Public Works (CEDEX) provided significant technical and scientific support, aiding in the hydraulic understanding of the event and contributing to solutions such as those for the Poyo ravine in Chiva and the channeling of the Magro River in Utiel, where hydraulic capacity has been considerably increased.
In the Poyo basin, from Chiva to l’Albufera, protection against future floods has been reinforced, increasing drainage capacity in Chiva up to threefold. In Riba-roja de Túria, a new levee has been built, and in Torrent, the banks have been stabilized. In the final section, in Paiporta, Picanya, Massanassa, and Catarroja, the ravine has undergone comprehensive reconstruction.
In the Magro River basin, another heavily affected area, the safety of municipalities has been improved. In Utiel, the channeling's drainage capacity has been doubled. In Alfarb, Real, Carlet, l'Alcúdia, Guadassuar, and Algemesí, rock fills and gabion walls have been erected. Work has also been carried out on the Buñol River and the Forata dam, restoring its full operational capacity.
Actions along the Turia River, spanning over 75 kilometers from Sot de Chera to Valencia, focused on restoring the river's functionality and environmental value, removing obstructions and installing four new pedestrian footbridges.
Finally, essential infrastructures have been rebuilt, including the Júcar-Turia Canal, crucial for water supply to Valencia, and the Camp de Túria Canal, which guarantees irrigation for 24,500 hectares. The hydrological information system (SAIH) gauging stations have also been recovered.
