Water or lack of.

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
12/10/2008 00:25

Given the tendency for members of this forum to fulminate over every perceived injustice wrought upon them by Cypriot officialdom, (Quite rightly) I am somewhat bemused by the lack of reaction to the water situation in Lapta. Was it not the other week when the mayor of Lapta proclaimed to the world that he would lie in the road to prevent tankers stealing the villages water? was it not last week when he was quoted in the local rag as saying the crisis is over? So can someone please explain why hundreds of homes on the "flat" part of Lapta have had no water for six days and counting? and even more strangely why no-one is complaining.



Just an observation.

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
12/10/2008 10:10

I totally agree but it`s not only the flat part of Lapta. As I speak we are still without water after six days. What annoys me is that when I rang Ibo who is the water man at Lapta Belediyesi I was told "Get a tanker" They are hypocrits because as you say Mr. Mayor was going to lie in the road and stop the tankers. Three days ago i passed the Belediye and there were at least five of their vehicles being hosed down. We all got letters saying you must not wash patios, vehicles, or water plants with drinking water. Then they tell you it all comes from the same source.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
12/10/2008 10:17

I can't believe how many Belediye think its a good idea for them to maintain grass lawns that need copious amounts of water in public areas.... what's all that about?



It's a breeding gorund for mozzies.... ah, that's what it's for....

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
12/10/2008 10:56

the planting of grass makes me very angry. the public flowerbeds in gonyeli have been replanted about 4 times so far this year. where is all that water coming from and who is paying for it.

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
13/10/2008 07:36

Make that eight waterless days and counting!

authentichoccie


Joined: 09/01/2008
Posts: 481

Message Posted:
13/10/2008 09:01

Newscoop

I also live in Lapta and it seems that the water is only coming on once a week! Last time for us was week ago today!

So by the weekend our tanks are all but empty! Perfect timing for washing school uniform and my only day off to do housework etc!!!!

Fingers crossed the water will come on today or we'll be washing in the sea!

BTW There are 6 of us in my house struggling to keep water use to a minimum, washing up once a day etc and then theres my neighbour whose irrigation system comes on like clockwork every evening and it sounds like niagara bleedin falls!!! It really peees me off!!!

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
13/10/2008 09:02

I was under the impression that Lapta was one place that there was an abundance of water.

I also know that they have a lot of private wells, I guess its only logical that the higher you are the sooner the ground water runs out.



How about lower Lapta, how are the wells doing down there? any input?

Did the spring run dry?

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
13/10/2008 12:15

The wells on the lower part of Lapta seem ok, maybe somebody forgot to open the stopcocks for the mains water. Apparently its happened before!