The strengthening of coordination between the Municipality of Paphos, the Paphos District Self-Government Organization (EOA) and the Paphos Traffic Police for the immediate treatment of failures in the city's water supply network, is considered this year as a top priority issue in order to avoid another summer with borderline situations regarding the water supply of Paphos.
For the implementation of this plan, the staffs of the two bodies are in constant contact in order to prevent water losses from damage to the water supply system of the city and the suburban areas, but also to detect waste from irresponsible behaviours of citizens in a timely manner.
The Mayor of Paphos, Angelos Onisiforou and the President of the EOA Paphos, Charalambos Pittokopitis, agreed on the creation of a joint protocol of actions for the rapid information, licensing and execution of damage remediation works, to shorten the procedures required for interventions in road networks and public spaces, in order to reduce the time of water loss, as well as the immediate response of EOA Paphos crews in cases of leaks or breakdowns, while facilitating traffic by the Paphos Traffic Police where required.
During the contacts between the two bodies recently, the implementation of a joint plan for monitoring and controlling water losses in the network, the replacement of drinking water used for irrigation of municipal green areas with water from alternative sources, such as boreholes, recycled water and other suitable irrigation sources and the upgrading and modernization of the irrigation systems of the Municipality of Paphos with the aim of reducing water consumption and improving the efficiency.
Angelos Onisiforou and Charalambos Pittokopitis also agreed to hold regular meetings to evaluate the measures and solve problems that arise, with the aim of the effective cooperation of all competent bodies for the reduction of water losses, the faster repair of damage and the sustainable management of the water resources of Paphos.
