“I was thinking about what could be done, how could we bring the water back or somehow create water in the landscape," Nagyapáti told The Associated Press. The thermal water is drawn from very deep underground. According to the water guardians' plan, the water, cooled and purified, would be used to flood a 2½-hectare (6-acre) low-lying field — a way of mimicking the natural cycle of flooding that channelizing the rivers had ended. “When the flooding is complete and the water recedes, there will be 2½ hectares of water surface in this area," Nagyapáti said. Following another hot, dry summer this year, the water guardians blocked a series of sluices along a canal, and the repurposed water from the spa began slowly gathering in the low-lying field.

Source: ABC News December 29, 2025 09:09 UTC