After rainfall, dam capacity reaches 14.1 per cent
Cyprus dams stood at a capacity of 14.1 per cent on Friday, a figure only slightly higher than half of that at same time last year, the water development department (WDD) ...
Reservoirs remain critical at 13.8 per cent full
Water reserves in Cyprus’ reservoirs stood at just 13.8 per cent of total capacity on Wednesday, almost half the level recorded at the same time last year.
Data from the water ...
Water situation in the dams still dire
Despite the rains, water levels in the island’s dams remain exceedingly low, officials again warned on Monday.
Total water inside the reservoirs comes to 39.9 million cubic metres – or 13.7 per ...
Historic Strovolos reservoir threatened by planned motorway
The historic reservoir in Strovolos, built around 1817 under Archbishop Kyprianos, is at risk of being destroyed by a proposed motorway connecting Strovolos avenue with Archangel Michael avenue.
The issue was ...
Government reaffirms desalination as only solution to water scarcity
Efforts to resolve Cyprus continuous water scarcity problem will focus primarily on increasing the available amount of portable water by installing further desalination units, agriculture ministry secretary Andreas Gregoriou said ...
Cyprus has not been ‘left without water’
The government on Tuesday sought to downplay worries that – amid the persistent drought – Cyprus will dry out, insisting it has taken a series of actions ensuring adequate water supply.
But ...
Communities call for water after reservoir dries up
Five communities in the Nicosia district are facing water supply difficulties after the Vyzakia reservoir dried up, the House agriculture committee heard on Tuesday, along with pleas for immediate measures ...
A dam full of water going to waste
The story of Solea dam, while not exactly a huge scandal, is deeply frustrating, especially in the wake of last week’s audit office report laying out the water situation (...
Cyprus withdrawing too much water from reservoirs
No clear policy means water wasted
‘Much has been announced, little has been done’
By Tom Cleaver
Cyprus is “exceeding approved water withdrawal limits” when taking water out of reservoirs ...
Drain sealed after waste leak near Polemidia reservoir
The director of the water development department (WDD) gave assurances on Wednesday that there are no current discharges from the Vati sewage treatment plant, despite the facility operating beyond its ...
Nicosia plans to build two new reservoirs
Plans are afoot to build two new reservoirs in Nicosia, Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci said on Sunday.
Speaking to Tak, the north’s news agency, he said plans ...
Despite winter weather, February rainfall below average
Despite heavy rainfall in the last couple of days, February has been a dry month so far with rain falling below the average, the meteorology department said on Tuesday.
It ...
Paphos needs two more dams, says governor
Paphos needs two more reservoirs, one on Diarizos river near Souskiou village and the other on Ezousa river near Episkopi, governor of Paphos’ district organisation Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Friday.
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‘Ambitious’ water plan presented as reservoirs barely a quarter full
An “ambitious but absolutely necessary” plan to ensure every household and every sector has the water it needs was presented on Wednesday by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, who said reservoirs ...
November rainfall rises to 150% of average but reservoirs nearly empty
The amount of rain which has fallen in Cyprus so far during the month of November is already at 150 per cent of the average for the whole month, yet the ...
November rainfall already at 117% of month’s average
The amount of rain which has fallen in November so far already exceeds 117 per cent of the average rainfall for the entire month, the met office revealed on Monday.
An ...
Cyprus’ reservoirs still only a quarter full despite heavy rain
Cyprus’ reservoirs are still only a quarter full, according to data released by the water development department, despite heavy rain hitting swathes of the island over the last two weeks.
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Reservoir capacity drops to 46 per cent
Reservoirs in Cyprus are currently at 46 per cent capacity, a notable decline from the 68 per cent figure recorded last year. the Met Office said on Thursday.
Since October 1, a total ...
Kanli reservoir completely dries up
The reservoir in the village of Kanli has completely dried up, according to its mukhtar Gulen Kilic.
The reservoir, which has a total water capacity of over 700,000 cubic metres, has ...
Water in reservoirs lower than last year
Water in Cyprus’ reservoirs stands at 58.5 per cent of capacity, considerably lower compared with the same time last year and will decrease further until October and November when the first ...
Bad year for rain, but reservoirs at ‘comfortable’ levels
Reservoirs are less full than last year despite frequent rain over the past week, with total reserves standing at 67.2 per cent compared with 75.9 per cent this time last year, the ...
Cyprus is prepared to face drought emergency
The decades of no rain and drought Cyprus has been through in the past led the Water Development Department (WDD) to create the necessary infrastructure to be able to deal “...
Reservoirs at only 50% of capacity, Nicosia area only 30%
The island’s reservoirs are only at just over 50 per cent capacity due to the dearth of rainfall for this time of the year, it was reported on Sunday.
The ...
Reservoirs at 60% of capacity, fears over repeat of last winter’s dearth of rainfall
Cyprus’ dams are at 60.2 per cent full, with farmers and consumers on tenterhooks that this winter will match the bountiful rains of the winters of 2018 and 2019 and not last year’...