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A debate over how to bring back surfing in Germany's landmark English Garden escalated after city workers removed a beam deployed over Christmas to restore a surfable wave in the river that runs through the park.
For years the site has been a hot spot for surfers and spectators because of the meter high wave created by the strong current of the river. But the wave disappeared in October after city workers cleared away accumulated sediment, gravel, and debris from the riverbed. That set off discussions between the city and the surfers on how to restore the wave.
The city has urged patients and asked an engineering professor from Munich University of Applied Sciences to advise on possible solutions. A Munich Surfing Association said on its website, the city authorities are imposing too many conditions on efforts to restore the wave and that the process has stalled.
Too much ado?
For years the site has been a hot spot for surfers and spectators because of the meter high wave created by the strong current of the river. But the wave disappeared in October after city workers cleared away accumulated sediment, gravel, and debris from the riverbed. That set off discussions between the city and the surfers on how to restore the wave.
The city has urged patients and asked an engineering professor from Munich University of Applied Sciences to advise on possible solutions. A Munich Surfing Association said on its website, the city authorities are imposing too many conditions on efforts to restore the wave and that the process has stalled.
Too much ado?