Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Clifford lancaster, Washington DC — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:32:44 GMT

$65 million dollars for water instead of bombs. I like that.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Darlene Goash Bangor, Maine — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:28:50 GMT

Lets see Cyprus is a island, surrounded by water, hum,what to do- maybe a desalination plant-just taking a wild guess.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Kate Kirby Palm Springs, CA — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:44:05 GMT

So sorry to hear about their problems- Cyprus is a great vacation destination-they'll figure it out.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Grace Hillands Jackson, MS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:52:47 GMT

I would rather America goes ahead and foots the bill for a water treatment plant, instead of spending one more wasted dime on that river of wasted billions, in Iraq, and by the way if you've never visited Cyprus, you owe it too yourself to holiday there.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

GREGORY SMITH..CORNWALL ,,UK.. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:25:45 GMT

I HAVE PROPERTY IN PAPHOS ,,MY WIFE AND I INTEND TO BE LIVING THERE VERY SOON. MY FEELINGS ARE THAT THE BUILDERS NEED TO GET TOGETHER TO SORT OUT THIS SEVERE WATER SHORTAGE PROBLEM,,BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITH THERE PLANS OF BUILDING PROPERTYS ON ALMOST EVERY SPARE PEACE OF LAND THAT THEY CAN GET THERE HANDS ON..

GREGORY SMITH

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

carl green — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:35:11 GMT

as usual the cyprus government have been slow to react - the water levels have been falling for the past few years and it was only time before the the poo hit the fan - they will get it right as usual but at a cost. carl in uk

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Larry Reed, Larnaca, Cyprus — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:31:47 GMT

My wife and I live in Larnaca, CY. We have water from the mains every other day. We reuse our dishwater and as much shower water as possible to water our plants. We still see a lot of waste, particuarly by the local Cypriots, a lot still hose down their porches, pavements and sidewalks. Several have responded to the crisis by buying more water storage tanks....there was a shortage of water tanks a few months ago.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Portia Whelmsley London — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:44 GMT

Too bad Cyprus on the Greek run side is really quite nice/not a big fan of the Turk side, although the food was little better and the service was top notch, although, I did find hotels were shabbier than the Greek side.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Carson Maken Carson, CA — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:05:13 GMT

Totally agree with giving the money we are throwing away in Iraq to beautiful Island of Cyprus, Iraq is total and misrable failure.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Debbie Biscardi — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:27 GMT

Water problems? They are surrounded by water, no brainer guys- get the Germans or the Swiss in there they will no doubt have a World Class Desalination Processing Plant up in no time. Having lived in Germany for 2 years, I cam too appreciate how well things were engineered and really miss their smart convience, now that I'm back in the Strip Mall Capital of the World, that some call the UN-united States of America-that's the blaring weakness of democracy unbriddled greed, which is bit by bit faltering the punch-drunk America- the begining of the end was the lies and invasion of Iraq.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Johnny Carter FOB Yankee, KU (MPRI) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:21:47 GMT

Bush/Chenney in their ignorance, will blame this water shortage in Cyprus, on Iran.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Natalia Pappas, Columbus, OH — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:05:15 GMT

They already have 2 desalinization plants for those who didn't read the article, and are building a third. My husband and I just moved from Cyprus six months ago. There are some major issues beyond this just starting to develop in that beautiful country. Being in the EU as caused major growth issues that the government is slow to respond to. Sewage lines bursting, etc. They will have growth problems for awhile, no doubt!
But don't let it stave you off from visiting- just drink the ouzo.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Keri Patterson Quebec — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:18:24 GMT

Love the comments - why spend more on adding to the carnage and misery in Iraq, a gift from the Bush Whitehouse, would go a very long way to softening the view of already Anti-American World community-oh I forgot, Cyprus doesn't have any oil- so Bush and Chenney would not be in the least interested.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

tiny — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:38:47 GMT

Wow, a lot of venom over an issue that has NOTHING to do with the US.........Talk about misguides people reading some tripe and then believing it. I hope the human race survives the next decade given its lack of common sense and education.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Chris E. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:48:47 GMT

To those folks saying they should get a Desalination plant, did you even read the article? They have 2 and are building a 3rd.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Josephine — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:08:53 GMT

Does anyone actually read the articles. It says "Cyprus currently operates two desalination plants running at full capacity and a third is scheduled for completion later this year" You should at least read the whole article before responding.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Richard N, Polson, MT — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:45:15 GMT

It is rather sad that so many people tend to bring up American Politics, when it is a Cypriot problem. It is absurd to think Bush will blame Iran for it, and it is downright ignorant to compare this issue to Iraq. Perhaps we should all turn off our computers now becasue of the Greenhouse gasses we are causing, thus causing the Cypriots trouble(sarcastic said).

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

TIM NASH — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:27:18 GMT

THE CYPRIOT GOVERNMENT,WHEN THEY DO ANYTHING AT ALL, DO MOVE AT A SNAIL'S PACE AND WOULD RATHER PRETEND A PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST THAN DEAL WITH IT. WATER HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR DECADES AND THEY ONLY HAVE TWO DESALINATION PLANTS. THE CYPRIOTS COUNT ON GREECE TO ALWAYS COME TO THIER RESCUE. HAVING LIVED THERE FOR TWO YEARS(LARNAKA) I MUST WONDER WHAT THE GOV'T DOES WITH ALL THE TARIFF AND TAX MONEY THEY GET (A LOT ) AS WELL AS THE AID THEY GET FROM THE E.U.
CYPRUS DOES INDEED RELY ALMOST ENTIRELY ON TOURISM FOR CAPITAL INCOME AND ITS HARD TO IMAGINE THAT THE FLOW OF VISITORS ( THE ISLAND'S POPULATION ALMOST DOUBLES DURING "THE SEASON", SUMMER)WILL CONTINUE IF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO VISIT KNOW THAT THEY MIGHT ONLY BE ABLE TO SHOWER A FEW TIMES A WEEK.
MOST LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE A SUPPLEMENTARY 500 OR 1000 GAL. WATER TANK ON THE ROOF WHICH THEY FILL UP WHEN THE WATER IS ON AND USE DURING THE DAYS WHEN WATER IS CUTOFF, BUT THAT WATER IS OF DEGRADED QUALITY NOT SUITABLE FOR DRINKING OR COOKING (THE TAP WATER AIN'T ALL THAT GREAT TO BEGIN WITH).
THEY ARE FACING A REAL PROBLEM. I KNOW THERE WOULD BE RIOTS IN THE STREETS IF AMERICANS WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ONLY HAVE WATER TWO DAYS A WEEK. BEING A FULL MEMBER OF THE E.U. I ALSO WONDER HOW SUCH A SPARSLEY POPULATED (BY WESTERM STANDARDS) CAN'T GET THE PROPER AMOUNT OF AID THEY NEED FROM THE RICH E.U.
IT AMAZES ME THAT PEOPLE WHO WROTE TO THIS BLOG CAN FIND A WAY TO MENTION OR INVOLVE BUSH AND OR IRAQ.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Claude Gelinas, Levis, QC — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:06:50 GMT

People need to take the water supply issue into their own hands and stop waiting for the government to do something about it.

Rain water tanks coupled to solar panels for water heating and filtration (for drinking) would already be a step towards household autonomy.

Desalinizing water with solar power is also possible, especially if it's done in small quantities.

Sustainability should be their main concern, right after that boat has brought in the basic supply until they need water... again.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

George Bakouropoulos, Adelaide. Australia. — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:11:33 GMT

Sorry to hear of water problems in Cyprus. Here in "Oz" (Australia) there is also a severe and growing problem...with our political leaders only recently setting up a national body to better regulate water allocation in the future...something sorely needed years ago.In the past,water licencing and management generally has been a disgrace...especially in the far west of the largest state (NSW). My best wishes to the Cypriots!

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

Sharon Potter, Keene, Texas — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:09:05 GMT

Hey, anyone think we should be investing in desalination plants ourselves. Do a search on the water levels in the midwest. Scary.

Drought-stricken Cyprus gets water from Greece

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