THE OCCUPANCY OF PAPHOS DAMS IS CONSTANTLY RISING - Filenews 15/4 by Dora Christodoulou
With three dams in the province of Paphos overflowing and all the others showing a noticeable quantitative difference compared to the same period last year, the first half of April recorded satisfactory performance, causing feelings of relief to producers and citizens.
The three small dams of the province, those of Agia Marina Chrysochous, Argaka and Pomos, overflowed as early as March, while the occupancy of all the dams of Paphos and the comparison with the corresponding day last year, demonstrates an unexpected - a few months ago - improvement in the situation. Indicatively, in the second largest dam in Cyprus, that of Asprokremmos, the occupancy rate during the last recording before the Easter holidays, i.e. on April 9, was 36.8% compared to 24.7% last year. In Kannaviou, the occupancy has now risen to 46.9% compared to 24.9% last year on this day, while in Mavrokolympos, which was empty due to damage last year, on April 9 the water level was at 85.8%. In the Chrysochous district, in addition to the three overflowing dams, there is the large dam of Evretos, in which the occupancy is at 42.8% compared to 24.4% last year.
These data, which are expected to improve even more with the rains of the festive days, cause excitement among farmers and citizens in general. As much as the authorities warn that they do not solve the serious water problem of Cyprus, they do not cease to be a positive development for the situation. Combined with the repair of the damage to the Mavrokolimbos dam and the permanent desalination plant of Kouklia from the 2024 fire, they create a climate of optimism in Paphos for the coming summer, especially given that the rains and flows in the dams continue during this period.
