Dams at 39.6 per cent capacity
The island’s dams are currently 39.6 per cent full, with a total storage of 115.2 million cubic metres of water, the Water Development Department (WDD) said on Monday.
Chief technical engineer ...
Water development department acts to secure summer water supply
A range of measures to secure Cyprus’ water supply this summer and to prevent the need for cuts is being implemented, director of the Water Development Department (WDD), Iliana Tofa ...
Storage capacity in dams reaches 19.8 per cent
Water runoff into the island’s dams saw a substantial uptick in recent days, although the overall situation remains precarious, a former official told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday.
Over ...
Larnaca to cut water pressure amid shortages
Water pressure in Larnaca will be reduced from February 24 as part of efforts to conserve supplies, the district local district government (EOA) said on Thursday.
The measures are being implemented ...
Water cut risk looms after fault hits Larnaca desalination plant
A temporary reduction in the supply of water may be felt in Nicosia, Larnaca and Famagusta after a technical fault at the Larnaca desalination plant, the water development department cautioned ...
The great water illusion
By Dr George Christodoulou
Public discussion on water scarcity in Cyprus frequently focuses on network losses, household consumption, or the misuse of water for cleaning pavements. While these issues matter ...
The battle over the desalination water fix
Desalination, first introduced in 1997, now supplies around 70 per cent of the island’s drinking water
Watchdog flags shameful waste of water
The government’s financial watchdog on Tuesday slammed the Water Development Department (WDD) hard over its lax checks of water usage and its ongoing failure to properly invoice for water ...
Water development dept defends self after MPs’ criticism
The water development department on Friday moved to defend itself after receiving criticism from MPs during Thursday’s session of the House audit committee.
It said it has undertaken a “...
Sewerage spill in Vati, source still unknown
Efforts are underway to determine the source of a sewerage spill in Vati, Limassol, near the biological sewage treatment plant, with the Water Development Department assuring the leak was not ...
Lefkara dam overflows as island’s water stocks rise
In an encouraging development for the island’s water reserves, the island’s seventh largest dam at Lefkara has overflowed for the third time since it was constructed in 1973.
Department ...