The Department of Water Development
As noted, on the occasion of protest rally held yesterday in Paphos, the Department notes that it has examined the whole issue and stresses that the request cannot be met.
- "Water supply here and now". Residents of a complex in Chloraka complained about water supply (pics)
Among other things, it says that the TAY has no infrastructure near the complex in question, while at the same time underlining that
In response to reports on the issue of water supply to a residential complex in Chloraka, the Department of Water Development (DAY) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, clarifies the following:
- On 17 January 2022, a group of residents living in a residential complex in Chloraka, held a meeting outside the District Office of TAY in Paphos, delivering a letter requesting the supply of water directly from TAY and the implementation of Article 19 of the Single Water Management Law.
- After examination of the request and investigation of all relevant parameters, it was found that the request cannot be granted, for the following reasons. In addition, the Article in question provides that the Director of the Public Works Department may, in exceptional cases, enter into agreements for the supply of water for human consumption directly to authorised consumers, conditions which do not apply in the present case.
- On the basis of the Law on Communities and the Building Permit for the complex in question, the supply of water to it falls within the competence of the Local Water Supply Authority, which in this case is the Chloraka Community Council. Due to large financial debts (from water purchase) of the owner company of the complex, the Community Council proceeded, in 2018, to cut off the water supply and initiated legal proceedings to repay the debt.
- Since then, the coverage of the water needs of the complex was carried out by the owner company in violation of the terms of the Building Permit and the legislation in general, since it is not an authorized water supplier.
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TAY has already sent a reply letter to the affected residents, explaining the above.
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