The promotion of a coastal engineering study to correct the construction problems and marine pollution observed in the fishing shelter of Kato Pyrgos, was promised before the Environment Committee by the Department of Fisheries, following the debate opened after complaints of marine pollution and possible serious impacts on the environment and people.
As explained by the Chairman of the Committee and President of the Ecologists, Charalambos Theopeptou, the poor construction of the shelter requires every two years a significant budget for its dredging, as the accumulation of materials (such as sand, gravel and seaweed) on the seabed makes it impossible for boats and even the police shuttle to sail. For this purpose, he added, a major study is required, including the design of the breakwaters and the breakwater.
It is also important that the removal of materials that are dredged during the dredging of the seabed is done in a proper way, since, as Theopeptou said, residents testify that these are dumped only a few meters away and the waves eventually bring them back to the shelter. "As we have been informed by the competent authority, 1 km will be determined as the appropriate distance for the dumping of the materials," he said.
Theopeptou stressed that the water on the beaches of Kato Pyrgos is clean, but it remains to be seen whether there is indeed a problem within the fishing shelter, where residents report that there is a stench. He added that it is also necessary to proceed with the design of the sewage system in the area, so that there is no suspicion of sewage drainage.
In statements after the meeting, AKEL MP Nikos Kettiros explained that representatives of the local authorities expressed suspicions that sewage was ending up in the sea in the area of the fishing shelter. It was reported by the competent state services that there is no question of contamination of the Kato Pyrgos sea, but the local authorities claim that the state did not carry out a microbiological check. At the initiative of the local authority, a microbiological test was carried out, which showed the presence of a problem and the need for action.
Today before the Commission, the Department of Fisheries indicated that it is calling for a new study to determine whether there is a problem and what it is. Hopefully there is not a problem, but we need to let all residents know and see what steps need to be taken to resolve this.
We do not want to give the impression that the waters of Kato Tower are not clean. Analyses have been done within the fishing shelter alone, where the waters do not change often, but studies need to be done to identify any problems and prevent them from getting worse.
Source: KYPE
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