13 November 2024, 15:00

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Rains did not help Cyprus reservoirs

Rains did not help Cyprus reservoirs
Rains did not help Cyprus reservoirs

Water supply remained low as the weather affected mainly coastal areas.

In order for rainwater to fill water reservoirs, it must fall in mountainous areas and be of sufficient duration and level to fill the streams and rivers that flow into the reservoirs.

Farmers are experiencing difficulties

The situation is especially difficult for farmers because the amount of water produced by desalination does not meet their irrigation needs.

The dams are only a quarter full

The total volume of reservoirs in Cyprus is 290 million cubic meters. They are currently 73.6 million or 25.3% full.

The Southern Pipeline reservoirs (Kouris, Kalavasos, Lefkara, Dipotamos, Germasogeia, Arminou, Polemidia and Achna) with a total capacity of 189.4 million cubic meters of water are 24% full.

During the same period last year, they were 47.1% full.

One of the reservoirs has almost become shallow

The Visakia reservoir has practically become shallow; the water there is only 4.4% of the volume. The situation is equally bad at the reservoirs of Akhna (9.6%), Kalopanagiotis (10.2%), Argaki (13.2%), and Xyliatos (13.8%).

The situation with water reserves was somewhat better in the Lefkara reservoir (48.1%).

All other tanks are less than 32% full. The leaders are Cannaviu (32.4%) and Asprokremos (30.2%).

Kouris, the largest reservoir in Cyprus, now holds 26.2 million cubic meters of water, or 22.8% of the volume.

The text was prepared based on materials from the publication “Philelefteros”

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The Water Department has expressed concerns about the state of several Cypriot reservoirs. The Ministry of Agriculture assures that there is nothing to worry about. Eight dams located near residential areas are suffering from mechanical problems or deterioration. Read more in our material “Wear, breakdowns, development - problems of reservoirs.” 

The rains passed by the reservoirs. The island was in the grip of Cyclone Avgi for three days, but heavy rains did not do much to help the reservoirs. The reservoirs never filled with water to the extent desired for Cyprus' infrastructure. 

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