Nicosia residents to pay new rainwater tax
Residents of the Nicosia district are to pay a new rainwater tax, district governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Wednesday, describing the tax as “necessary”.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...
Prison threat for washing cars
Hosing down pavements, roads, verandas, fences and cars could land you with a three-month prison sentence or a €513 fine – or both – the agriculture ministry has warned.
The ministry notes that, ...
Water cuts looming for irrigation
The water development department is preparing a three-year plan to manage the country’s irrigation needs as Cyprus faces its third-lowest water levels in a decade, chief engineer at the ...
Dams below 50 per cent capacity despite adverse weather
Despite some freakishly adverse weather in February, rainfall for the month was only 48 per cent of the average for the time of year, while temperatures had clocked in at 2.1 degrees ...
Cyprus reservoirs are 70 per cent full
Reservoir capacity is approaching the 70 per cent mark, water department spokesman Marios Hadjicostis said on Tuesday.
The combined reservoir capacity currently stands at 69.4 per cent, which corresponds to 201.7 million cubic ...
Call to make better use of rainwater
The Cyprus Environmental Movement on Thursday called on the government to promote the installation of rainwater collection systems from roofs, saying we have to do everything possible so not a ...