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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.
As the leading Cypriot company in the field of
Environmental Technology, we thank you for the time to read it.
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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