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[craigbeck]

The property trade is more valuable to Cyprus than the tourist trade...... tell people they can't have a pool and the island is knackered over night!!!

[cyprusgrump]

one thing i can't understand is why swimming pools are not cracked down - ban the filling of private swimming pools and fine anyone who has water in it after a certain point. there are so many swimming pools in cyprus just evaporating water every day...unless they really don;t have that much impact. Communal swimming pools such as at hotels could have an exemption to protect the tourist trade.

Agreed… a low cost ‘thermal’ cover reduces evaporation to almost nothing…

[cyprusgrump]

‘Water cuts are not the solution’
By Jean Christou
A WHISTLEBLOWER within the water authorities yesterday warned of the health dangers of cutting supplies, as state officials discussed ways to beat the drought.

Although the government said water cuts were not on the cards for the near future, the increasingly desperate water situation did force the previous administration to tout it as a possibility.

But one water expert said cuts in supply should not be implemented under any circumstances, citing health dangers. He also said supply cuts did not help conserve water and only put a strain on the system.

“When the supply is cut and then resumed, the water flows back into the environment of empty pipes, which is anaerobic,” said the expert.

Anaerobic literally means without air.

In this environment, he said microorganisms breed rapidly, feeding on the walls of the pipes and creating methane and other harmful gases “and other things not even well known yet”.

When the supply is resumed and the water flows back, the new environment changes the taste, smell and colour of the water. “When the new water reaches its outlets, it has different characteristics until they are washed out,” said the expert. “But it also means the quality of the new water can be inferior for some hours afterwards.”

He said this was why it was not a good way to save water, because people would be running their taps to obtain the cleaner water. “That’s wasting water as well, and this point has to be made to the authorities,” the expert said.

“There are no studies or evidence that water cuts provide any benefits, and if they say there are, they should prove it.”

On top of the health risks and the lack of proof that cuts save water, the expert said there was a third issue involved.

“The system suffers a lot of stress, and of course older pipes suffer more,” he added. “A lot of solids come off the pipelines during these periods.”

There were many other options available to make people save water, he said, suggesting people be charged for overconsumption.

“They know this, but they are under pressure politically just to impress people that they are doing something,” the expert added.

Copyright © Cyprus Mail 2008

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[tessintrnc]

Are you allowed to top up the pools from your own mains supply? Here 'oop North we have to buy it from the water trucks. (not me personally - I don't have a pool) I share the sea with everyone .............
Tess

[cyprusgrump]

Are you allowed to top up the pools from your own mains supply? Here 'oop North we have to buy it from the water trucks. (not me personally - I don't have a pool) I share the sea with everyone .............
Tess

Theoretically not... but everybody does.

[tessintrnc]

I am sure they do here too.........Some people are looking at salt water pools - do they have them there in the South? On a trip to Sri Lanka a few years ago - most of the (coastal) hotels had sea water pools and a small freshwater shower facility for after - do you think they might be a good idea here? You would just have to pay a lorry to gulp up the seawater then?

[cyprusgrump]

I am sure they do here too.........Some people are looking at salt water pools - do they have them there in the South? On a trip to Sri Lanka a few years ago - most of the (coastal) hotels had sea water pools and a small freshwater shower facility for after - do you think they might be a good idea here? You would just have to pay a lorry to gulp up the seawater then?

A few people have pools with salt water chlorinators but I don’t believe the original fill-up comes from the sea… generally speaking pools are filled with non-potable water and then just topped-up from the tap.

It is also supposed to be illegal (well in Pissouri anyway) to backwash your pool onto a public street or somebody else’s property but everybody does that too… Well everybody ‘cept me as I have a soak-away for it.

[tessintrnc]

With proper "salt/sea water" pools you have to have a different pump and filter system. No doubt they cost more, but with the water shortage...................Perhaps for the future?
Tess

[webbo]

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Siniora's press office denies receiving request from Cyprus for water
By Nafez Qawas
Daily Star correspondent
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

BEIRUT: The office of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora sought on Monday to dispel rumors that Lebanon will soon supply Cyprus with free water, saying the Cabinet had not received any official requests of the sort from the nearby country. "The Lebanese Cabinet has still not received any official requests from Cyprus over water supplies ... while it should be signaled that Lebanon does not have water surplus," a statement issued by Siniora's media office said.

"Lebanon needs a clear cut and modern strategy to manage its water resources especially since several Lebanese regions suffer from drought," the statement added.

Cyprus' agriculture minister had said on Friday that the drought-hit Mediterranean island would seek to import water from Lebanon, rather than imposing usage restrictions. The report prompted a storm of criticism in the Lebanese media.

"One key measure we are looking at is the transportation of water in tankers from a neighboring country, and our efforts are focusing on Lebanon," Michalis Polynikis told reporters after holding a crisis meeting on Friday.

He said experts are examining the feasibility of shipping large quantities of water by tanker from Lebanon, with a final decision expected in 10 days.

Polynikis said Lebanon is willing to give Cyprus large quantities of water free of charge, so the only cost would be transportation. There is also the logistics of getting the water from the ports to a reservoir once it arrives by ship.

Polynikis said he was searching for the "least painful" alternative for Cypriot citizens.

Another option under review is imposing water quotas for every household and those found exceeding the limit being charged a premium.

Although opposed to water cuts, Polynikis said a quota system would "send the message to ordinary people that they must conserve water."

Cyprus' reservoirs are now at only 10.4 percent of capacity, down from 25.6 percent this time last year.

Rainfall for the winter months is well below the average expected for the period, with precipitation failing to reach 50 percent of the norm.

As part of a longer-term solution to the holiday island's water problems, the government plans to build more desalination plants and bolster output from existing ones.

After April, heavy rain is not expected before October. -



SO WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING??????????????????????????????

[cyprusgrump]

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Siniora's press office denies receiving request from Cyprus for water
By Nafez Qawas
Daily Star correspondent
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

BEIRUT: The office of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora sought on Monday to dispel rumors that Lebanon will soon supply Cyprus with free water, saying the Cabinet had not received any official requests of the sort from the nearby country. "The Lebanese Cabinet has still not received any official requests from Cyprus over water supplies ... while it should be signaled that Lebanon does not have water surplus," a statement issued by Siniora's media office said.

"Lebanon needs a clear cut and modern strategy to manage its water resources especially since several Lebanese regions suffer from drought," the statement added.

Cyprus' agriculture minister had said on Friday that the drought-hit Mediterranean island would seek to import water from Lebanon, rather than imposing usage restrictions. The report prompted a storm of criticism in the Lebanese media.

"One key measure we are looking at is the transportation of water in tankers from a neighboring country, and our efforts are focusing on Lebanon," Michalis Polynikis told reporters after holding a crisis meeting on Friday.

He said experts are examining the feasibility of shipping large quantities of water by tanker from Lebanon, with a final decision expected in 10 days.

Polynikis said Lebanon is willing to give Cyprus large quantities of water free of charge, so the only cost would be transportation. There is also the logistics of getting the water from the ports to a reservoir once it arrives by ship.

Polynikis said he was searching for the "least painful" alternative for Cypriot citizens.

Another option under review is imposing water quotas for every household and those found exceeding the limit being charged a premium.

Although opposed to water cuts, Polynikis said a quota system would "send the message to ordinary people that they must conserve water."

Cyprus' reservoirs are now at only 10.4 percent of capacity, down from 25.6 percent this time last year.

Rainfall for the winter months is well below the average expected for the period, with precipitation failing to reach 50 percent of the norm.

As part of a longer-term solution to the holiday island's water problems, the government plans to build more desalination plants and bolster output from existing ones.

After April, heavy rain is not expected before October. -



SO WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING??????????????????????????????

We are going to be left to die of thirst…

‘Cept those of us that drink red wine of course…