Europe's Largest Wave Pool in Madrid Generates Controversy over High Water Consumption
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Spanish construction companies are working hard on the completion of the largest wave and surf pool in Europe, which is to be built in a suburb of Madrid.
Some 23,000 square meters with 30,000 cubic meters of drinking water. These are two of the main data that accompany the construction of the largest swimming pool of waves in Europe, which since 2024 has been erected in the lands adjacent to the Metropolitan Stadium, in the district of San Blas-Canillejas. But there is more: the evaporation of water per year would exceed the total volume of water that fits in the lagoon, and in the summer months …
The future Gemswell Surf Madrid wave pool is scheduled to open in 2027, but the project faces criticism regarding water consumption, neighborhood impact, and legal issues. What will be the largest wave pool in Europe is generating opposition in Madrid. Residents of the San Blas-Canillejas district and environmental organizations have been questioning the consumption of potable water, the urban impact, and the legal framework of Gemswell Surf Mad…
The high water consumption of the largest wave pool in Europe is generating criticism in Madrid, mainly due to the public funding of the project. The total consumption of the complex can reach 42,000 cubic meters, the equivalent of the domestic water consumption of more than 800 people for a year and a half.
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