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Most areas to have water restored Friday morning, Paphos region on Saturday (Updated)

Lizzy IoannidouJanuary 17, 2019January 17, 2019

By Lizzy IoannidouJanuary 17, 2019January 17, 20190321

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...

Cyprus

Public urged not to waste water as reservoir levels ‘tragic’

Evie AndreouJanuary 16, 2018January 16, 2018

By Evie AndreouJanuary 16, 2018January 16, 201822 353

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...

Cyprus

Water department paying too much for its offices

Jean ChristouMay 3, 2017

By Jean ChristouMay 3, 20176 131

Maintenance costs for the building that houses the water development department (WDD), are too high and the size of the offices are disproportionate to...

Cyprus

Tender for new Paphos desalination plant in summer

Evie AndreouApril 6, 2017April 6, 2017

By Evie AndreouApril 6, 2017April 6, 20179 437

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...

Cyprus Education

Water lessons of the past for Nicosia pupils

Evie AndreouMarch 20, 2017

By Evie AndreouMarch 20, 20173 110

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 –...

Cyprus

Record inflow in dams over the last 24 hours

Philip MarkDecember 30, 2016

By Philip MarkDecember 30, 201614 438

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...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Pipeline to carry recycled water from Mia Milia plant to the south

Evie AndreouApril 28, 2016November 14, 2016

By Evie AndreouApril 28, 2016November 14, 20162 189

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,...

Cyprus

Water cuts in some areas of Nicosia this weekend

Andria KadesApril 20, 2016

By Andria KadesApril 20, 20161137

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...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Turkish water is not enough to share

Evie AndreouOctober 20, 2015November 14, 2016

By Evie AndreouOctober 20, 2015November 14, 201656 140

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...

Cyprus

Huge waste revealed at Water Development Department

Katy TurnerMarch 24, 2015March 24, 2015

By Katy TurnerMarch 24, 2015March 24, 20150133

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...

Cyprus

Almost enough water for two years

CyprusMailMarch 5, 2015

By CyprusMailMarch 5, 201515 147

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...

Cyprus

Night-time water cuts for Nicosia

Jean ChristouSeptember 5, 2014

By Jean ChristouSeptember 5, 20142 141

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...

Cyprus

Warning over unsafe water supply

Jean ChristouAugust 29, 2014

By Jean ChristouAugust 29, 20146 153

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...

Cyprus

Fear of worst drought on record

FORMER STAFFApril 10, 2014April 10, 2014

By FORMER STAFFApril 10, 2014April 10, 201453 211

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...

Cyprus

Despite drought, no water cuts this year

FORMER STAFFFebruary 21, 2014February 21, 2014

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 21, 2014February 21, 20148 150

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...

Cyprus

Water cuts for irrigation, if drought persists

FORMER STAFFJanuary 15, 2014January 16, 2014

By FORMER STAFFJanuary 15, 2014January 16, 20140140

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...

Cyprus

Recent rain not enough but no summer water cuts on the cards

CyprusMailDecember 31, 2013

By CyprusMailDecember 31, 20132 81

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

Cyprus looking at bringing water from Lebanon

FORMER STAFFNovember 8, 2013November 8, 2013

By FORMER STAFFNovember 8, 2013November 8, 201314 164

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...

Cyprus

Water down the drain for Paphos desalination plant

Bejay BrowneNovember 7, 2013

By Bejay BrowneNovember 7, 20131159

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...

Cyprus

Ayia Napa has run up a €12m water bill

FORMER STAFFSeptember 20, 2013October 14, 2013

By FORMER STAFFSeptember 20, 2013October 14, 2013195

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...