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[Nurgary]

Not Perfect Crap Beck but simple conservation of supply. Don't know how it works in the South but I get supply for 12 sometimes 8 hours every 3 days. Have 2 x 2 ton tanks = 4,000 lts or 4 m2 of water and can manage with no problem. I can run the tanks dry and use what I want when the mains supply is on but after the supply of 1st 10 tones in the month it doubles each time you use further 10 tons. If I needed more than 4 tons storage I would buy more.

Charge the ones that use it to conserve supplies. Don't blame the Government because you don't have a limited supply - the population has to take action.

[cyprusgrump]

Not Perfect Crap Beck but simple conservation of supply. Don't know how it works in the South but I get supply for 12 sometimes 8 hours every 3 days. Have 2 x 2 ton tanks = 4,000 lts or 4 m2 of water and can manage with no problem. I can run the tanks dry and use what I want when the mains supply is on but after the supply of 1st 10 tones in the month it doubles each time you use further 10 tons. If I needed more than 4 tons storage I would buy more.

Charge the ones that use it to conserve supplies. Don't blame the Government because you don't have a limited supply - the population has to take action.

I’m not normally one to criticise my adopted country but the government has clearly dropped a bollock here…

It is only seven years since water rationing ended… no doubt at that time they assured the public that steps would be taken to ensure that we didn’t run out of water again. Yet, they have clearly had their heads in the sand and hoped that rainfall would provide enough water while in parallel massively increasing consumption by condoning the building of thousands of villas, hotels, apartments, etc.

It is more than a year ago that the alarm bells started ringing about water shortages yet still nothing was done – they hoped that it would rain enough to secure the supply. Now all the potential options are both expensive and require months to implement.

Our village now recommends that we use no more than 8m³ per person per quarter. Unlike you we don’t have 4,000 litres of stored water or the space for another three tanks so have to make do with 1,000 litres whatever happens. I don’t believe that we should be in this situation; it is not a freak of nature it is an easily predictable situation that the government should have resolved years ago.

[BOF]

Well you can all point the finger here or there but the situation is here now. EVERYONE can help to lower their usage by putting a plastic container in their water cistern to lower the amount it flushes. while running the shower till it gets hot collect the water and use it for another purpose not just run away.
A popular rhyme is: if its yellow let it mellow,
if its brown flush it down!
and use grey water to water plants and tubs or flush the loo with.
dont let the tap run while brushing your teeth.
And educate schoolkids on the importance of water and conserving it, they can take the message into the home. the present older generation appears to mostly be a lost cause in educating them on the value of water seeing how many are still washing the pavement and path outside their houses so the kids are the long term future.
And why is the building industry still allowed to go flat out covering the island with houses? look how much water gets used on a building site and in th manufacture of concrete.
Im afraid we are all in this together, so we all need to bite the bullet.
BOF

[Nurgary]

Grump - can't you bury a 2.5 ton tank or bigger. Most new build is TRNC do this now and all you see is a 40cm inspection cover at ground level.

[bill cobbett]

Not Perfect Crap Beck but simple conservation of supply. Don't know how it works in the South but I get supply for 12 sometimes 8 hours every 3 days. Have 2 x 2 ton tanks = 4,000 lts or 4 m2 of water and can manage with no problem. I can run the tanks dry and use what I want when the mains supply is on but after the supply of 1st 10 tones in the month it doubles each time you use further 10 tons. If I needed more than 4 tons storage I would buy more.

Charge the ones that use it to conserve supplies. Don't blame the Government because you don't have a limited supply - the population has to take action.

I’m not normally one to criticise my adopted country but the government has clearly dropped a bollock here…

It is only seven years since water rationing ended… no doubt at that time they assured the public that steps would be taken to ensure that we didn’t run out of water again. Yet, they have clearly had their heads in the sand and hoped that rainfall would provide enough water while in parallel massively increasing consumption by condoning the building of thousands of villas, hotels, apartments, etc.

It is more than a year ago that the alarm bells started ringing about water shortages yet still nothing was done – they hoped that it would rain enough to secure the supply. Now all the potential options are both expensive and require months to implement.

Our village now recommends that we use no more than 8m³ per person per quarter. Unlike you we don’t have 4,000 litres of stored water or the space for another three tanks so have to make do with 1,000 litres whatever happens. I don’t believe that we should be in this situation; it is not a freak of nature it is an easily predictable situation that the government should have resolved years ago.

It's every citizen's duty to condemn his/her government at every opportunity especially one (or at least the previous admins) that has (/have) screwed up the supply problem (by which I mean lack of adequate desal plants as per the rest of the Med) .

[Oracle]

Not Perfect Crap Beck but simple conservation of supply. Don't know how it works in the South but I get supply for 12 sometimes 8 hours every 3 days. Have 2 x 2 ton tanks = 4,000 lts or 4 m2 of water and can manage with no problem. I can run the tanks dry and use what I want when the mains supply is on but after the supply of 1st 10 tones in the month it doubles each time you use further 10 tons. If I needed more than 4 tons storage I would buy more.

Charge the ones that use it to conserve supplies. Don't blame the Government because you don't have a limited supply - the population has to take action.

I’m not normally one to criticise my adopted country but the government has clearly dropped a bollock here…

It is only seven years since water rationing ended… no doubt at that time they assured the public that steps would be taken to ensure that we didn’t run out of water again. Yet, they have clearly had their heads in the sand and hoped that rainfall would provide enough water while in parallel massively increasing consumption by condoning the building of thousands of villas, hotels, apartments, etc.

It is more than a year ago that the alarm bells started ringing about water shortages yet still nothing was done – they hoped that it would rain enough to secure the supply. Now all the potential options are both expensive and require months to implement.

Our village now recommends that we use no more than 8m³ per person per quarter. Unlike you we don’t have 4,000 litres of stored water or the space for another three tanks so have to make do with 1,000 litres whatever happens. I don’t believe that we should be in this situation; it is not a freak of nature it is an easily predictable situation that the government should have resolved years ago.

It's every citizen's duty to condemn his/her government at every opportunity especially one (or at least the previous admins) that has (/have) screwed up the supply problem (by which I mean lack of adequate desal plants as per the rest of the Med) .

.... but we are only little ... and we're the only ones currently occupied by enemies ...... and there are an awful lot of them Turkish troops and Anatolian settlers, with awfully big unquenchable thirsts ....

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bill kept out of the north by thirsty Turkish troops ....

[denizaksulu]

Not Perfect Crap Beck but simple conservation of supply. Don't know how it works in the South but I get supply for 12 sometimes 8 hours every 3 days. Have 2 x 2 ton tanks = 4,000 lts or 4 m2 of water and can manage with no problem. I can run the tanks dry and use what I want when the mains supply is on but after the supply of 1st 10 tones in the month it doubles each time you use further 10 tons. If I needed more than 4 tons storage I would buy more.

Charge the ones that use it to conserve supplies. Don't blame the Government because you don't have a limited supply - the population has to take action.

I’m not normally one to criticise my adopted country but the government has clearly dropped a bollock here…

It is only seven years since water rationing ended… no doubt at that time they assured the public that steps would be taken to ensure that we didn’t run out of water again. Yet, they have clearly had their heads in the sand and hoped that rainfall would provide enough water while in parallel massively increasing consumption by condoning the building of thousands of villas, hotels, apartments, etc.

It is more than a year ago that the alarm bells started ringing about water shortages yet still nothing was done – they hoped that it would rain enough to secure the supply. Now all the potential options are both expensive and require months to implement.

Our village now recommends that we use no more than 8m³ per person per quarter. Unlike you we don’t have 4,000 litres of stored water or the space for another three tanks so have to make do with 1,000 litres whatever happens. I don’t believe that we should be in this situation; it is not a freak of nature it is an easily predictable situation that the government should have resolved years ago.

It's every citizen's duty to condemn his/her government at every opportunity especially one (or at least the previous admins) that has (/have) screwed up the supply problem (by which I mean lack of adequate desal plants as per the rest of the Med) .

.... but we are only little ... and we're the only ones currently occupied by enemies ...... and there are an awful lot of them Turkish troops and Anatolian settlers, with awfully big unquenchable thirsts ....

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bill kept out of the north by thirsty Turkish troops ....

Please dont give up your 'mission' Oracle. The Turkish Army is here for the love of Phoenix. It seems the more you shout, the longer they stay.

[cyprusgrump]

Grump - can't you bury a 2.5 ton tank or bigger. Most new build is TRNC do this now and all you see is a 40cm inspection cover at ground level.

We looked at water tanks the other week… they’re quite expensive and a two tonne tank would need a huge hole in Mrs. Cyprusgrump’s garden… and then I’d be dead...

[Nurgary]

Grump - can't you bury a 2.5 ton tank or bigger. Most new build is TRNC do this now and all you see is a 40cm inspection cover at ground level.

We looked at water tanks the other week… they’re quite expensive and a two tonne tank would need a huge hole in Mrs. Cyprusgrump’s garden… and then I’d be dead...

Dead without water also - but if they are going to only supply every other day for a set period the only real solution is to have storage - well until they can provide a constant supply.

[cyprusgrump]

8) Well you can all point the finger here or there but the situation is here now. EVERYONE can help to lower their usage by putting a plastic container in their water cistern to lower the amount it flushes. while running the shower till it gets hot collect the water and use it for another purpose not just run away.
A popular rhyme is: if its yellow let it mellow,
if its brown flush it down!
and use grey water to water plants and tubs or flush the loo with.
dont let the tap run while brushing your teeth.
And educate schoolkids on the importance of water and conserving it, they can take the message into the home. the present older generation appears to mostly be a lost cause in educating them on the value of water seeing how many are still washing the pavement and path outside their houses so the kids are the long term future.
And why is the building industry still allowed to go flat out covering the island with houses? look how much water gets used on a building site and in th manufacture of concrete.
Im afraid we are all in this together, so we all need to bite the bullet.
BOF

I’d totally agree with you if this were some sudden, unforeseen freak of nature, if there had been water-a-plenty for centuries and no indication that we’d ever need alternate sources…

Unfortunately that isn’t the case and the current situation was completely predictable.

My concern is that if we all reduce consumption to a minimum and scrape through to the rains (hopefully) in September, we’ll be back to square 1 again this time next year. In the meanwhile consumption will continue to increase as more and more properties are completed…

I note from the papers today that they still haven’t decided what to do about getting/making more water…