Overview
- An increased inflow, including water diverted from the Köglmühlbach, and initial gravel placement have not restored a surfable wave, leaving only turbulent whitewater.
- Munich’s Baureferat says the stone step and calming basin were not altered during the Bachauskehr, while the Wasserwirtschaftsamt collects gauge and discharge data across the connected streams.
- Officials are preparing further steps such as regulating underwater geometry, fine-tuning in‑ and outflows, and potentially adding more gravel to raise the well bottom if necessary.
- The surf community (IGSM) is working with the city, arguing the wave is highly sensitive as a hydraulic jump and backing higher inflow as a practical path to reactivation.
- Mayor Dieter Reiter has made the fix a priority, international interest has grown, and new safety lighting installed during the cleaning follows an April fatal accident at the site.