Paphos Life

Ever since we explored the abandoned villages of Evretou and Trimithousa, we have been meaning to return and have a look at the rest of the reservoir. A chance wrong turn gave us just the opportunity we needed, so off we went. It took us a few visits to get the full picture of the reservoir, but we saw some lovely scenery along the way...
 
Read the article and chat about it below...
 

Fascinating blog. Really enjoyed that, but very clear to me why I didn't recognise the picture on the FB page......

Yes, it took us a while to find the right route, and it is a bit overgrown in places.

Glad you liked it.

The oddest thing for me though was that toy car. I must have nearly stepped on it but didn't notice it until I was preparing the pictures for the blog.

That fisherman looked like he was having a good time.

Another great blog Dominic.
It does highlight how close we are to a water supply disaster. Hope it rains soon!

Yes we can certainly do with a lot more than we have had so far.

Mark wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:50 pm Another great blog Dominic.
It does highlight how close we are to a water supply disaster. Hope it rains soon!

We live in Zygi and are relatively new arrivals. Do we ever get water rationing here? Where does Zygi get its water from (like from which dam)?
Thanks,
Amos.

Amos
If you look at this site, the biggest damn in Cyprus is Kouris and situated just north of Limmasol.
Currently at 7.9% capacity. If it gets below 5% the water is no longer usable.
http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/WDD/WDD.ns ... enDocument

exodus wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:53 am

Mark wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:50 pm Another great blog Dominic.
It does highlight how close we are to a water supply disaster. Hope it rains soon!

We live in Zygi and are relatively new arrivals. Do we ever get water rationing here? Where does Zygi get its water from (like from which dam)?
Thanks,
Amos.

At least a question NOT about politics If you study this link you should know everything about water supply in your area. It is also interconnected with desalination plants, unlike Paphos district unfortunately.
http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.ns ... .37MB).pdf
Max

cyprusmax47 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2017 3:44 pm

exodus wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:53 am

Mark wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:50 pm Another great blog Dominic.
It does highlight how close we are to a water supply disaster. Hope it rains soon!

We live in Zygi and are relatively new arrivals. Do we ever get water rationing here? Where does Zygi get its water from (like from which dam)?
Thanks,
Amos.

At least a question NOT about politics If you study this link you should know everything about water supply in your area. It is also interconnected with desalination plants, unlike Paphos district unfortunately.
http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.ns ... .37MB).pdf
Max

Many thanks indeed Max, that puts our minds at rest.
Amos.

The east tends to get less rain than the west.
In winter 2012 the second biggest damn Asprokremos Paphos was overflowing. Kouris was about 30%.
They did have a desalination plant in Paphos, but as it was never used I believe that they dismantled it. If that was the case it was a bit short sighted of the water authority.

I remember the water cuts. It just meant that the Cypriot ladies had to wait until later in the day to hose down the outside patios and roads..

Uncle D wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:35 pm The east tends to get less rain than the west.
In winter 2012 the second biggest damn Asprokremos Paphos was overflowing. Kouris was about 30%.
They did have a desalination plant in Paphos, but as it was never used I believe that they dismantled it. If that was the case it was a bit short sighted of the water authority.

One of the last blogs from Dominic showed the dismantled desalination plant...
https://www.paphoslife.com/blog/paphos_ ... tion_plant
Max

Although there are a number of boreholes in the Paphos area, the source of water for these is the Aquifers. These are deposits of water mainly situated very deep within the ground. However, the water there is not infinite and if they are depleted too much, ie over pumped, the danger is that salt water will seep into them. This turns water brackish and undrinkable.So these days the Govt is monitoring them and no doubt will try to limit how much water can be used to avoid this happening. If the Aquifers go, then
Paphos would be in a bad way until a new desalination plant can be built.
Dee

cyprusmax47 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:34 pm

Uncle D wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:35 pm The east tends to get less rain than the west.
In winter 2012 the second biggest damn Asprokremos Paphos was overflowing. Kouris was about 30%.
They did have a desalination plant in Paphos, but as it was never used I believe that they dismantled it. If that was the case it was a bit short sighted of the water authority.

One of the last blogs from Dominic showed the dismantled desalination plant...
https://www.paphoslife.com/blog/paphos_ ... tion_plant
Max

Thanks Max for bringing that to my attention, I had not seen it before.
And again thanks Dee, I remember about the bore hole/salt water situation the last time we had a drought.

trevnhil wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2017 6:43 pm I remember the water cuts. It just meant that the Cypriot ladies had to wait until later in the day to hose down the outside patios and roads..

Remember it well, in the news at the time, police were fining expats for wasting water, but our police neighbours were washing the roads, we pretended to take a picture of this happening and the police neighbours knocked on our door and stated that they are the police.
Nice of them to remind us.