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Introduction

Due partially to prolonged unfavourable meteorological conditions, possibly even climate change, the Republic of Cyprus is experiencing an almost unprecedented water shortage. It is possible that this may continue indefinitely. While the Government is examining means of introducing new sources of water, some of them in extremis, a long-term reliable supply of sufficient quality and quantity to supply the unlimited needs of all the inhabitants is far from assured. In the meanwhile, agriculture, tourism, industry and the private individual must suffer from increasingly severe restrictions unless the overall consumption can be reduced. Rationing by time-sharing is not a reliable means of significant reduction as users will install larger tanks to store their needs for the "dry" period. At the best, it can only serve to make the people conscious that a problem does exist, but does not really concern them.

This document is designed to outline the problem in more detail with a view to bringing the attention of the reader to how each one of us can help to alleviate the impact to a minimum. By careful conservation of our resources, we can all contribute to reducing the consumption, without any reduction in our lifestyle. As a public service, this document is offered by EnviroTech Limited to all public authorities and to all who wish to read it.

It is obviously impossible to enter into great technical detail in such a brochure, but the Directors and Staff of EnviroTech Limited will be happy to reply to e-mail questions that may result from reading this document. To assist the reader, there is a glossary defining the more technical terms and there is a link to it from the first time a term is used in the text. Use the Back button to revert back to the text you were reading.

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We are grateful to Protonique SA in Switzerland for the time and effort spent in preparing what we believe is a valuable document.

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