Dam is very low now

[Kili01]

Which dam? There are a fair number - the Kouris being the largest... But I guess that you meant the Asprokremnos, near Anarita?

Dee

[Kili01]

I can add some figuers for the Asprokremnos Dam. Which according to the Cy Govt website is currently 22.6% full, which is almost exactly half of last year’s figure. So we still need a lot more rainfall to give Paphos adiquate water reserves for the summer period.

The Everitou dam is now 31.6% full, it serves Polis and surrounding villags it is still down on last years figure for this time of the year. But it is smaller than and seems to fill quicker perhaps that the Asprokremnos.
Dee

[LouiseCastricum]

http://www.use-the-final-link/news/109544 ... ing-rivers

[Jimgward]

Since most water run-off from rainfall, goes into the sea, yet there is a water conveyor from Paphos to Limassol? I,.e., like a canal and pipelines..... I wonder why the areas from Paphos westward, which is where a lot of run-off from the mountains goes as well, why this isn’t added? I’m sure Max will know.... Also, what percentage of water in the rivers is stopped going into the sea?

[PaphosAL]

Excellent and thought provoking post, Jim!

The seasonal river beds west of Paphos that flow into the sea (therefore vital wasted fresh water) should surely be trapped and piped into the Mavrok Olympus reservoir, for starters...

Others, from Paphos eastwards towards PFO, like the Limnaria and Ezousas rivers (neither of which flow into reservoirs) could surely be connected into the coastal water conveyer?

Why let vital rain water flow out into the Mediterranean? Such a waste...

AL

[cyprusmax47]

Since most water run-off from rainfall, goes into the sea, yet there is a water conveyor from Paphos to Limassol? I,.e., like a canal and pipelines..... I wonder why the areas from Paphos westward, which is where a lot of run-off from the mountains goes as well, why this isn’t added? I’m sure Max will know.... Also, what percentage of water in the rivers is stopped going into the sea?

If you look at the map on page 12 of the attached documentation from our Cyprus Dams, you can see that in Paphos district we have already quite a lot of Dams which collect water IF it rains a lot. Only water from Ezousa river CAN reach the Sea (but again only with a lot of rainfall) on the way to the Sea it adds to the water table which is even more important. Water from Kannaviou Dam is diverted to Peyia already and in future (5 month) also water from Evretou Dam will be piped to support Paphos, as the desalination plant in Kouklia will not be functioning before 2019. Water from Arminou Dam (Dhiarizos river) is diverted to Kouris Dam, Limassol and from there into the Southern Conveyer which goes westwards only until Episkopi/Erimi and eastwards until Ayia Napa.

http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.ns ... 7(8MB).pdf
http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.ns ... enDocument

Max