The structure is a massive concrete cylinder, 50 meters wide and 30 meters deep, held up by pillars sunk deep into the ground, capable of holding 50,000 cubic meters of stormwater — roughly the volume of 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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Camille Knight,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
That reverses a downtrend in April and May, when volume fell.
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