Cyprus's Water Development Department reported that water flow into the island's dams this May has been the best on record since 1987, with 9.6 million cubic meters flowing in by May 19.

Water inflows into dams in Cyprus's Larnaca and Famagusta districts are significantly lower than last year's levels, according to recent figures from the Water Development Department.

A district meeting on shelters and civil protection was held on Friday in Paphos, where authorities identified gaps in preparedness that they pledged to address immediately. President of the Paphos district self-government organisation (EOA) Charalambos Pittokopitis chaired a meeting with representatives from the police, fire brigade, civil defence, water development department, electricity authority, Cyta, district […]

Despite several dams overflowing, Cyprus's Water Development Department has issued a 'yellow alert' regarding water security, cautioning against complacency.

The water development department (WDD) reported on Tuesday that desalinated water now covers roughly 80 per cent of Cyprus’ total water needs, with daily production from all units reaching around 245,000 cubic metres. Five permanent desalination plants operate in Dhekelia, Larnaca, Vasiliko, Episkopi and Paphos, alongside two mobile units in Kissonerga and Moni. Two additional […]

Cyprus's Water Development Department is taking a series of measures to ensure sufficient water supply for the summer and prevent the need for water cuts.

Dams across Cyprus are currently 21 per cent full, the Water Development Department (WDD) said on Monday, although they reiterated that reserves remain low despite recent rainfall. Senior WDD technical engineer Marios Hadjicostis said the island’s reservoirs currently hold 61.15 million cubic metres of water, compared with 73.8 million cubic metres, or 25.4 per cent […]