Most areas to have water restored Friday morning, Paphos region on Saturday (Updated)
The protracted torrential rain may have fed the island’s reservoirs with much-needed water but even as skies cleared on Thursday, many areas islandwide have been
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Public urged not to waste water as reservoir levels ‘tragic’
Authorities on Tuesday urged consumers to stop wasting water as the flow into reservoirs remains very disappointing. The rainfall over the last few days has
Water department paying too much for its offices
Maintenance costs for the building that houses the water development department (WDD), are too high and the size of the offices are disproportionate to
Tender for new Paphos desalination plant in summer
A tender competition is to be announced in the summer for the construction of a new desalination plant in Paphos, acting head of the Water
Water lessons of the past for Nicosia pupils
NICOSIA primary school students re-enacted the old, laborious way of collecting water on Monday to mark World Water Day celebrated on March 22. Children –
Record inflow in dams over the last 24 hours
THERE was record inflow of water into the island’s dams over the 24-hours to Friday morning, according to statistics from the water development department. A
Pipeline to carry recycled water from Mia Milia plant to the south
Studies are underway to construct a pipeline to transfer recycled water from the Mia Milia water treatment plant, located in the north, to the south,
Water cuts in some areas of Nicosia this weekend
Nicosia residents may face a water shortage this weekend due to repair works on the Tersefanou pipeline. In an announcement on Wednesday, the Water Development
Turkish water is not enough to share
By Evie Andreou Despite endless offers from the Turkish Cypriot side to share the piped water from Turkey that began flowing on Saturday, the 75
Huge waste revealed at Water Development Department
The Water Development Department (WDD) is paying €50 million in rent for a building that costs €13.8 million with the land, the House Watchdog Committee
Almost enough water for two years
By Nikolaos Prakas The Water Development Department said on Wednesday that February’s rainfall, with that expected in March and April would be enough to satisfy
Night-time water cuts for Nicosia
Water supply to Nicosia and the surrounding regions will be cut off at night temporarily due to the diversion of supply from the main pipeline
Warning over unsafe water supply
The health ministry issued an alert on Friday evening, warning residents of Ayia Varvara, Alambra and Pera Chorio Nisou in Nicosia, and Kalo Chorio in
Fear of worst drought on record
By Constantinos Psillides CYPRUS is facing its worst drought ever according to the local weather service, which has recorded 204 millimetres of rainfall for the
Despite drought, no water cuts this year
By Angelos Anastasiou DESPITE severe drought in Cyprus no water cuts are anticipated for 2014, Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis said yesterday. Cyprus has entered a
Water cuts for irrigation, if drought persists
By Constantinos Psillides Water cuts for farmers in the summer are a possibility as drought persists, according to Water Development Department (WDD)head Kyriakos Kyrou. Speaking
Recent rain not enough but no summer water cuts on the cards
WATER cuts for the summer are highly unlikely despite the insufficient rainfall, said Faidros Roussis, a high ranking official of the Water Development Department. According
Cyprus looking at bringing water from Lebanon
By Stefanos Evripidou CYPRUS is looking into the possibility of transferring water from Lebanon, either by ship or pipeline, to lower the cost of agricultural
Water down the drain for Paphos desalination plant
By Bejay Browne THE WATER Development Department has forked out €23m in compensation payments to the contractors of a water desalination plant in Paphos left
Ayia Napa has run up a €12m water bill
By Peter Stevenson AYIA Napa Municipality signed a deal at the water development department yesterday in Nicosia where it pledged to pay back in full