Ravines and coastal areas. There are eight risk areas in ravines, distributed throughout the Island. From Santos, in Santa Cruz-La Laguna, to Torviscas, in the south, or those of San Felipe (Puerto de la Cruz) and San Juan (Tacoronte) in the north. Regarding the danger zones of coastal origin, they are also distributed throughout the entire Tenerife geography. It is worth noting that of San Andrés-Barranco de las Huertas and Roque de las Bodegas in Santa Cruz, La Punta del Hidalgo (The lagoon), El Puertito de Güímar, El Médano (Granadilla de Abona) or Palm-Mar (Arona), where severe flooding occurred just a year ago, at the end of January 2022. The document also reveals that in the period 1994-2017 (last referenced year), the indemnities paid as compensation for the floods from the Insurance Consortium of the Autonomous Community amounted to 91,652,789 euros in the province of Tenerife. Of the 67.7 million of the investment to undertake, 63.7 correspond to the so-called fluvial-rainy areas (ravines). It is the responsibility of the Insular Water Council (CIATF), while four million, destined to the restoration of the coastal strip, must be provided by the General Sub-directorate for the Protection of the Coast of the Government of Spain.
Santa Cruz, in the lead. On the island of Tenerife the most affected points were in this same period Santa Cruz of Tenerife (212 incidents), with special mention to the neighborhood of San Andrés (63), Costa Adeje (70) and Costanera, in El Rosario (69). Regarding the total cost of these events amounted to 2,418,200 euros in the capital’s municipality, 417,900 in the area of the Adejero coast and 290,520 in the rosariera crust area.
Hydrological Plan. There are four areas in which the environmental objectives of the Hydrological Plan are established: surface water, groundwater, protected areas and “artificial and highly modified” masses such as ponds. In all cases, the intention is to prevent the deterioration of the state of the water masses, eliminate or reduce contamination by dangerous substances, comply with the protection regulations applicable in a certain area, as well as achieve a good ecological potential and an optimal chemical state. of the water masses.
Statements. The Department of Ecological Transition of the Government of Canary Islands announced on Monday the approval of the Strategic Environmental Declaration of the Hydrological Plan and the Flood Risk Management Plan of Tenerife. This step supposes the provisional approval of the documents for their definitive validation in the Governing Council.
The Area Counselor, Jose Antonio ValbuenaRemember that this is the third plan approved in this cycle after those of La Gomera and El Hierro. “One of the great milestones in this legislature has been the approval of all the Flood Risk Management Plans”, he values. Valbuena concludes: “With this procedure we shelve a procedure for which the Canary Islands were sentenced for breaching European Directive 2007/60, which required these documents to be prepared and approved in December 2015.”
All the data of the Flood Plan
- Points with the highest risk of flooding in Tenerife in ravines and coastal areas
Metropolitan area
Barranco del Bufadero, Barranco de Santos, Barranco del Hierro, Lomito del Llano-Casas de Abajo, Barranco de Las Huertas de San Andrés, Roque de Las Bodegas, La Resbalada, Los Pocitos (municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Barranco de La Butcher shop, Barranco del Tanque, Punta del Hidalgo (municipality of La Laguna), El Chorrillo and Playa de La Nea (El Rosario).
South of Tenerife
Barranco del Infierno, Barranco de Torviscas, San Eugenio Bajo, Playa Fañabé, La Caleta (Adeje), Las Caletillas, Los Toscales de la Viuda (Candelaria), El Socorro (Arafo), Porís de Abona, Urbanization Calle del Río-Cueva Honda (Arico), El Médano, La Mareta, Los Abrigos (Granadilla de Abona), Las Galletas, Palm-Mar, Los Cristianos, Playa de Las Américas (Arona), Playa de San Juan, Alcalá, Punta de Barbero (Guía de Isora ), El Tablado, Santa Lucía, Puertito de Güímar (Güímar), Las Eras (Fasnia).
North Tenerife
Barranco de San Juan (Tacoronte), Barranco de San Felipe, the entire coast of Puerto de la Cruz, (Puerto de la Cruz), Punta del Risco de Daute, the entire coast of Garachico (Garachico), La Caleta (Los Silos) .
- Investments of the flood risk plan in Tenerife 2021-2027
Protection and restoration of the coastal strip (4 million euros)
Restoration of the coastal strip and the sea shore in Tenerife. Stabilization and defense of the coast. Controlled recoil. Development of protection strategies.
Flood risk correction. Phase I (12.2 million euros)
Actions to correct the risk of flooding in river areas of the Tenerife Flood Risk Management Plan. Phase I
Flood risk correction. Phase II (15.6 million euros)
Actions to correct the risk of flooding in river danger zones included in the Tenerife Flood Risk Management Plan. Phase II.
Very serious risk areas. Phase I (4 million euros)
Other structural actions for hydraulic correction in risk registers classified as very serious or serious. Phase I
Very serious risk areas. Phase II (4 million euros)
Other structural actions for hydraulic correction in risk registers classified as very serious or serious. Phase II.
Barranco del Hierro (5.2 million)
Correction of the risk of flooding in the Barranco de El Hierro, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Barranco de La Carnicería (6.9 million)
Correction of the risk of flooding in the Barranco de La Carnicería, in the municipality of La Laguna.
San Felipe Ravine (3.9 million)
Correction of the risk of flooding in the Barranco de San Felipe, in the municipality of Puerto de la Cruz.
San Juan Ravine (2.6 million)
Correction of the risk of flooding in the Barranco de San Juan, in the municipality of Tacoronte.
Torviscas Ravine (1.3 million)
Correction of the risk of flooding in the Barranco de Torviscas, municipality of Adeje.
Bufadero Ravine (2 million)
Correction of the risk of flooding in the Barranco del Bufadero, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Santos Ravine (5.7 million)
Correction of the risk of flooding in the Barranco de Santos, in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Manual of good practices (60,000 euros)
Preparation of a manual of good practices aimed at aspects related to the management, conservation and maintenance of longitudinal defense works against floods.
Inventory (60,000 euros)
Creation and maintenance of the Inventory of defense works against floods in the different risk points of Tenerife.
