WSL cancels construction of Surf Ranch in Florida
The high water tables and other natural conditions of the site were decisive in the decision
The World Surf League (WSL) has cancelled construction of the Surf Ranch in Palm Beach, Florida, the company reported. Company yesterday. High water tables and other natural conditions at the site are the reason the pool will not be built. The organization said it will build pools using the technology of Kelly Slater's elsewhere.
“These projects are complex and unprecedented, and we have learned important lessons along the way,” the WSL said in a statement. The pool was due to open this year.
In November 2017, the WSL paid $6.5 million for the land and construction began in 2018, according to the Palm Beach Post.
When it was announced, it generated negative opinions from locals, such as the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society, because it would generate “extra traffic, noise, lights and possible contamination of the water in the Pine Glades Natural Area,” according to the magazine. Stab.
The incident acts as a major setback for the World Surf League, which is making a massive effort to place as many pools as possible in as many locations as possible.
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