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[purdey]

Is there a water shortage in the North ?

[cyprusgrump]

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[Shipwreck]

It struck me yesterday when I was walking Skilos that we are literally surrounded by water… Not the sea, which needs considerable amounts of energy to turn into usable water but all the water stored in empty properties.

If you think about it for a moment…

Each empty property has 1,000 litres of water sitting in their cold storage tank and an additional 250 litres in their hot tank.

In addition, if they have a pool there is another ~50,000 litres sitting there doing nothing?

In my own street alone, a development of just nine properties there are seven currently standing empty – two unsold and the others ‘holiday’ homes. Of those, four have pools. So, just in our street along (a tiny portion of Pissouri) there is ~200,000 litres of water standing ‘unused’.

If you multiply that by all the unsold or otherwise unused properties on the island the amount of water standing idle must run into millions and millions of litres.

Now, I’m not suggesting that it is practical to go around with a big tanker collecting the hot and cold water from each empty apartment but in time of crisis surely some basic legislation could be applied that prevented unused properties being ‘filled-up’ and unused pools being filled/maintained would save a considerable amount of water?

What thinks you lot?

Cracking idea, only if you leave an empty water tank on the roof it very easily gets blown off by a good moderate wind! Fine if its sitting on the roof and not a metal stand, which accounts for an awful lot of them

[cyprusgrump]

It struck me yesterday when I was walking Skilos that we are literally surrounded by water… Not the sea, which needs considerable amounts of energy to turn into usable water but all the water stored in empty properties.

If you think about it for a moment…

Each empty property has 1,000 litres of water sitting in their cold storage tank and an additional 250 litres in their hot tank.

In addition, if they have a pool there is another ~50,000 litres sitting there doing nothing?

In my own street alone, a development of just nine properties there are seven currently standing empty – two unsold and the others ‘holiday’ homes. Of those, four have pools. So, just in our street along (a tiny portion of Pissouri) there is ~200,000 litres of water standing ‘unused’.

If you multiply that by all the unsold or otherwise unused properties on the island the amount of water standing idle must run into millions and millions of litres.

Now, I’m not suggesting that it is practical to go around with a big tanker collecting the hot and cold water from each empty apartment but in time of crisis surely some basic legislation could be applied that prevented unused properties being ‘filled-up’ and unused pools being filled/maintained would save a considerable amount of water?

What thinks you lot?

Cracking idea, only if you leave an empty water tank on the roof it very easily gets blown off by a good moderate wind! Fine if its sitting on the roof and not a metal stand, which accounts for an awful lot of them

It shouldn’t be beyond the wit of man to be able to keep an empty water tank on a flat roof tho… a good dose of ‘No More Nails’ should fix it!

If we can’t they’ll be blowing down the streets like tumbleweed when the water runs out.

[dolmadis]

If I remember correctly from the last time that I was up on my roof then my tanks are connected to in and out pipes which are firmly connected to the house infrastructure. Indeed I have had my tanks empty on occasions (water cuts!!) and to be maintained and I never gave a thought to them being blown away.

[cyprusgrump]

If I remember correctly from the last time that I was up on my roof then my tanks are connected to in and out pipes which are firmly connected to the house infrastructure. Indeed I have had my tanks empty on occasions (water cuts!!) and to be maintained and I never gave a thought to them being blown away.

No… I think it is an unlikely scenario.

[dolmadis]

Well it was and they did not blow away !!

[cyprusgrump]

They printed my letter!

Water, water, everywhere!

Sir,

It struck me yesterday when I was walking the dog that we are literally surrounded by water… Not the sea, which needs considerable amounts of energy to turn into usable water but all the water stored in empty properties.

If you think about it for a moment…

Each empty property has 1,000 litres of water sitting in their cold storage tank and an additional 250 litres in their hot tank.

In addition, if they have a pool there is another ~50,000 litres sitting there doing nothing.

In my own street alone, a development of just nine properties, there are seven currently standing empty – two unsold and the others ‘holiday’ homes. Of those, four have pools. So, just in our street alone (a tiny portion of Pissouri) there is ~200,000 litres of water standing ‘unused’.

If you multiply that by all the unsold or otherwise unused properties on the island, the amount of water standing idle must run into millions and millions of litres.

Now, I’m not suggesting that it is practical to go around with a big tanker collecting the hot and cold water from each empty apartment, but in time of crisis, surely some basic legislation could be applied that prevented unused properties being ‘filled-up’ and unused pools being filled/maintained.

Cyprusgrump
Pissouri

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[purdey]

Excellent stuff,well done you,and Cyprus Mail.

[webbo]

They printed my letter!

Water, water, everywhere!

Sir,

It struck me yesterday when I was walking the dog that we are literally surrounded by water… Not the sea, which needs considerable amounts of energy to turn into usable water but all the water stored in empty properties.

If you think about it for a moment…

Each empty property has 1,000 litres of water sitting in their cold storage tank and an additional 250 litres in their hot tank.

In addition, if they have a pool there is another ~50,000 litres sitting there doing nothing.

In my own street alone, a development of just nine properties, there are seven currently standing empty – two unsold and the others ‘holiday’ homes. Of those, four have pools. So, just in our street alone (a tiny portion of Pissouri) there is ~200,000 litres of water standing ‘unused’.

If you multiply that by all the unsold or otherwise unused properties on the island, the amount of water standing idle must run into millions and millions of litres.

Now, I’m not suggesting that it is practical to go around with a big tanker collecting the hot and cold water from each empty apartment, but in time of crisis, surely some basic legislation could be applied that prevented unused properties being ‘filled-up’ and unused pools being filled/maintained.

Cyprusgrump
Pissouri

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2008

Source

Huh, you will be demanding respect and wanting us to call you 'Sir Grump' next

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