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...
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Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution
Around 269 million people worldwide use drugs each year. Often forgotten in this story is a problem of basic biology. What goes in must come...
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...
Paying a heavy price for water
Environmental impact of desalination: new study raises two main concerns Cyprus’ reliance on desalination has long been hotly debated with conservationists calling for a...
Reservoirs start winter over three-quarters full
Heavy rain last winter, lack of tourists and desalination plants the main reasons By Jonathan Shkurko Despite this year’s long and hot summer, the island’s...
Temporary water cuts in parts of Nicosia on Tuesday
Nicosia Water Board has announced temporary water supply interruptions in certain areas next Tuesday due to works. Water supply will be cut off in Strovolos,...
Bottled water brand recalled after bacteria found
The health ministry on Monday announced that it was recalling all bottled water produced by a company named “Aphrodite” after samples carried out in state...
Water supply from Turkey finally restarts in the north
Water from a pipeline with Turkey to the north started flowing again on Tuesday, almost ten months after it was damaged and amid rising concerns...
Water to arrive in the north in a ‘few days’
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar said water from Turkey will arrive by pipeline to the north in a few days, following complaints of drought...
Limassol set to install water refill station, company looking for funds for more
A new fundraiser by Limassol-based environmental organisation Let’s Make Cyprus Green aims to offer everyone an alternative to single-use plastic by installing water refill stations...
Nicosia water pipeline fixed ahead of time
The Nicosia waterboard said Friday it has repaired ahead of time a malfunction to a pipeline that forced the interruption of supply in certain areas....
Parts of Limassol will be without water on May 21
The Limassol Water Board announced on Tuesday that there would be an interruption of supply from midnight May 20 until 9pm on May 21. The...
Coronavirus: no danger of infection from water, official says
A representative of Cyprus’ water boards on Tuesday said Covid-19 does not spread through water, citing international scientific data. According to the European Federation of...
Climate biggest threat to water supply says Nicosia board on World Water Day
Water is a source of life and should be accessible to everyone, director of the Nicosia waterboard said on Sunday, marking World Water Day. In...
Coronavirus: Paphos ups chloride in water supply
Paphos municipality said on Sunday they had ordered a permissible increase in chloride levels in the city’s water supply to ensure any microorganisms are removed...
Pissouri water supply restored
Authorities have restored water provision at the village of Pissouri but alternative sources will be sought in a bid to avoid supply problems in the...
Anthoupolis water now cleared for use
Water supply in an area of Anthoupolis was on Wednesday cleared for safe use, the Nicosia Water Board said. Earlier in the month, the board...
Unsuitable drinking water in Anthoupolis
Water in one area in Anthoupolis, Nicosia is not safe to drink or used in cooking, the Nicosia water board said on Friday, as crews...
Evretou dam overflows
Evretou dam, the island’s third largest water reservoir, began overflowing on Thursday afternoon. Dozens had flocked to the site earlier in the day, in anticipation of...
Future water supply faces huge challenges, Kadis says
AGRICULTURE Minister Costas Kadis warned on Friday that despite the fact reservoirs have overflowed this year, everything points to gradually fewer available water quantities in...