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[tessintrnc]

I was at Aphrodite Hills Golf Club this morning – they are ‘awaiting approval’ for a desalination plant…

They must be shitting themselves actually, the place has about a trillion plants and trees now, plus the greens of course – a water shortage would be disastrous for them…

Its an awful situation, for all the Islands fauna and flora. We had a very short couple of downpours today, but they have done little more than settle the dust........................

[Nurgary]

In the TRNC the Israelis built a large de-sal plant for the hotels in Bafra. Has the capacity to supply all 11 massive hotels eventually and they sell rest on locally.

Think big projects should factor water needs into them.

General water in Zaytanlik (Templos) is supplied every 3 days for 8 hours in the summer - you just adapt to what you have in you tanks. In addition the water gets doubled in cost every 10 tons which is fair.

[webbo]

Dont worry, water is coming from Greece in super tankers. The "motherlands" are coming to the rescue of poor wee Cyprus. Sounds kind of scary for some reason.

Nice idea BUT you don't have the infrastructure to deal with the water when it arrives unless you fill up road tankers at the port.

Bill

I thought this was underway too...................

Maybe the tankers will just act as water bowsers and we all have to go and collect water from them.....................

Bubbles x

Perhaps the EU will bung us a few million to solve the problem?

Something, anything, PLEEAAAAAAAASE!

Bubbles x

[Bill]

Something, anything, PLEEAAAAAAAASE!

Bubbles x

No chance bubbles they are clutching at straws .

But there's still chance that the heavy rains will come ~ it's not so many years ago that it poured down during almost the whole of April.

So keep your fingers crossed .

I notice the good old bishops are a bit quiet recently ~ perhaps they have realised that everybody knows they were looking at the weather forecast before calling for prayer or is it they have a chance of selling their water at double the price

Bill

[markwoods39]

Silly question? but where do they get there spring water from is it Cyprus, or another country. I have loads in my fridge but never look at bottle to see where it came from?? it probably say hi thanks for buying my tap water to make me rich

[Bill]

Silly question? but where do they get there spring water from is it Cyprus, or another country. I have loads in my fridge but never look at bottle to see where it came from?? it probably say hi thanks for buying my tap water to make me rich

In the various supermarkets I've found bottled water from :-

France

Cyprus

UK

Germany

Italy

And probably other places I can't remember.

I must admit it's strange to see UK natural and sparkling mineral water ( Buxton and a Scottish variety ) for sale in Cyprus.

Bill

[webbo]

Something, anything, PLEEAAAAAAAASE!

Bubbles x

No chance bubbles they are clutching at straws .

But there's still chance that the heavy rains will come ~ it's not so many years ago that it poured down during almost the whole of April.

So keep your fingers crossed .

I notice the good old bishops are a bit quiet recently ~ perhaps they have realised that everybody knows they were looking at the weather forecast before calling for prayer or is it they have a chance of selling their water at double the price

Bill

It was only a few years ago that it rained here for nearly a week non stop at the end of JUNE and it was heavy rain, not just showers! So, as you say all is not lost! Still, I am still collecting every drop that I can..................................!

Those bishops had better be praying hard though, just in case!!!

Bill, I miss your funny quips at the end of your posts. What has the UK done to you?!?!?!?

Bubbles x

[Kikapu]

Lack of water may be a good way to get rid of all those who do not belong on the island, just so that the "natives" have enough water just for themselves, animals and fields.

You only have your selves to blame for the acute lack of vision regarding the water situation.

Droughts are not new to Cyprus ~ 1998 springs immediately to mind and at the time extra desalination plants were proposed so hopefully we would never be in that situation again, sadly due to disagreements within the political arena it didn't happen.

As for getting rid of those "not native to Cyprus", you or should I say your compatriots have sold their soul to the foreign investor by the huge building program over the last few years and the promoting of how wonderful Cyprus life is at UK exhibitions and through agents within Cyprus ~ you really are a victim of your own success.

A lot of people have become very rich off the back of the developing game plus of course providing employment to the TC's and half of Eastern Europe ~ building requires a hell of a lot of water and becomes a take from one to give to the other scenario.

Those natives ( your words ) complaining about the influx of immigrants to your sunny isle all wasting their precious water should stop and think of the unbelievable amount wasted by the natives when they wash down the outsides of their houses at least twice a day ~ it's a common sight irrespective of how desperately short of water you may be and will never stop until the government really makes the effort to do something about it and motivates the police to take action and fine those involved.

I'm afraid those not native to Cyprus are here to stay ~ and they want their share of the available water after all it was the "natives" that sold us the "Cyprus is wonderful dream"

Bill

All good points Bill, and I'm not here to argue with you.

Somehow the use of the word "Natives" got lost in the translation. I thought by putting it in inverted commas, it would have been understood that it meant only those who are not meant to be in Cyprus in the first place should leave and not the rest, Cypriots and those who are legally there. This next sentence was part of that "riddle"
....."Water shortage may well be the deciding factor in finding a peaceful solution in Cyprus.........eventually".!!!

It had a touch of political twist to it....

That will teach me to touch on politics in the General Section......

[IcyNoAngel]

For some strange reason I have water today. That's weird but I do not complain

[denizaksulu]

For some strange reason I have water today. That's weird but I do not complain

Now you can have your long awaited bath. I hope you share with someone.