Address by the President of the Board Reviewing the last two years it has been a tough job for the Water Board due to the restrictive measures related to the water supply being enforced. Despite the restrictions the water supply was achieved by transporting water by tankers from Eleusina, and from early 2009 by the usage of the mobile desalination unit in the Pyrgos (Lemesos) region, and through boreholes in the Kouris delta and from the Garyllis boreholes water treatment unit,. Undoubtedly the intermittent water supply caused inconvenience to the consumers and generated the frequent water supply network breakdown incidents despite the efforts aiming to implement improved technology. The Water Board of Lemesos had a particularly significant role to play since it was solely responsible in providing almost 80.000 properties with water, which stands for approximately 170.000 citizens served. The Water Museum and the Water Awareness Raising Centre (in the yard of the Board Offices) have been “a pole of attraction” for the public, which is confirmed by the visit of thousands of people (mainly students) from all over Cyprus. Furthermore, a study is in progress for the restoration of the “Havouza” area. The Water Board has been established as the most secure source of water supply in the Lemesos urban area which explains the intense interest of surrounding communities in joining the area supplied zone provided with water by the Board which also does its best to ensure the enforcement of the European Directives on water issues. Consultation with the various Governmental Services to write off the Board’s debts towards the Water Development Department has been taking place, while the Board has introduced an annual increase in its rates and tariffs amounting to about 10%, following amendments of the relevant Law, aiming to be progressively financially able to cover its full costs. On the occasion of the Annual Report for 2008 and 2009 being published, I wish to express acknowledgements to all the Members of the Board of Directors for their valuable assistance provided; I also wish to thank our consumers for their cooperation and the associated Government Ministries such as the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment, as well as the Water Development Department, the State General Laboratory and the Health Services of the Ministry of Health. In conclusion, I wish to express acknowledgements to the Management and all the staff of the Board for their tireless efforts to cope with the problems faced by the Water Board so that it can head forward unobstructed into its future planning. Anastasia Mavrelli Lemesos District Officer Water Board Chair BOARD OF DIRECTORS Anastasia Mavrelli Andreas Christodoulou Yiannakis Mallourides Lemesos District Officer Lemesos Deputy District Officer Lemesos District Officer Water Board Chair Water Board Chair Water Board Chair since December 2009 from January to May 2010 since June 2010 Andreas Christou Giorgos Georgiou Christos Mesis Kyriacos Hadjittofis Lemesos Mayor Kato Polemidia Mayor Mesa Geitonia Mayor Ayios Athanasios Mayor Persa Papaioannou Christos Chomatas Theodosis Tsiolas Zoe Hadjivassiliou Lemesos Lemesos Representing the Republic’s Representing the Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor Accountant General Director of the Water Development Department Socrates Metaxas Manager ESTABLISHMENT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE BOARD The 1980 Board Offices The 1981 Board Offices The 2009 Board Offices The Water Board of Lemesos is a semi-government The Board Chairman is appointed by the Council of (Legal Person governed by Public Law). It was Ministers. The Water Board of Lemesos aims established in 1951 and operates in accordance exclusively to ensure the supply of sufficient with the Water Supply (Municipal and Other Areas) quantity water of good quality and meet both the Law, Cap. 350. It is run by a nine-member Board of households’ needs and its consumers’ commercial Directors composed by three members appointed and industrial requirements. The Board’s main by the Council of Ministers and six members concernandkeystoneonwhichitsoperationlays appointed by the local Municipalities, which are upon, is the best possible service offered to its served in terms of water supply by the Water Board consumers. of Lemesos. This objective is achieved by: •Maintaining and expanding the water supply network, •planning and carrying out technical works, with full respect to the environment, •charging water consumption fees to ensure financing development projects and also the Board’s operational capacity, without any profit-making orientation, •upgrading the quality of the services offered and modernizing the various procedures. Auditors: Auditor General of the Republic Legal Advisors: Chrysses Demetriades & Co LLC Structure of the Water Board of Lemesos Manager Socrates Metaxas Head of Technical Services Head of Financial Services Charalambos N. Charalambous Phryne Potamou Head of Information Technology Antonis Nicolaou Internal Auditor Panayiotis Michael Assistant Head of Financial Assistant Head of Technical Services Services Rodothea Michael Andreas Phedonos Senior Clerk Eleni Argyridou Accounts Inspector Andreas Hadjichristofis Senior Clerks: Dimitris Dimitriou Senior Technicians: Panicos Charalambous Toula Papatheodorou Nestor Ioannou Costas Michael Clitos Paisanos Solomos Charalambous Panicos Christou Erotokritos Ayiomamitis Chief Supervisor Liza Cleovoulou Christakis Loizou Loukis Kalathas Board Staff as at Board Staff as at 31st December 2008 31st December 2009 Office Staff 46 Office Staff 48 Monthly-paid Craft Workers 41 Monthly-paid Craft Workers 40 Hourly-paid Staff 21 Hourly-paid Staff 20 Total 108 Total 108 Office Staff The Staff of the Water Board of Lemesos Technical Services Staff Origin of Water From 1987 to 2009 14000000 12000000 10000000 8000000 6000000 4000000 2000000 0 1987 2000 2009 Treatment Plant Yermasoyia Kouris Garyllis Mouttayiaka Project Ypsonas Project Sources Tankers Number of Treatment Mouttayiaka Ypsonas Year Consumers Plant Yermasoyiav Kouris Garyllis Project Project Sources Tanker Total m³ m³ m³ m³ m³ m³ m³ m³ m³ 1987 41.219 4.271.756 2.165.671 1.647.826 1.202.632 9.287.885 1988 42.592 5.229.614 3.296.294 1.417.585 994 19.232.372 1989 44.076 5.527.124 3.739.567 1.795.022 11.061.713 1990 45.156 5.452.487 3.852.123 1.776.646 11.081.256 1991 46.482 3.155.111 3.556.536 2.087.960 8.799.607 1992 47.626 6.043.318 1.783.310 2.032.789 9.859.417 1993 48.739 6.168.564 2.900.790 1.905.156 10.974.510 1994 49.779 2.292.435 3.342.436 2.542.759 3.059.243 11.236.873 1995 51.249 3.341.005 3.295.518 2.897.379 2.221.342 11.755.244 1996 52.519 3.433.727 5.274.521 2.278.312 689.007 6.165 11.681.732 1997 54.026 5.740.258 3.279.692 955.184 18.088 9.993.222 1998 54.875 5.947.803 1.112.807 1.656.673 429.194 14.459 9.160.936 1999 55.575 7.194.761 706.153 685.420 1.233.318 15.598 9.835.250 2000 55.575 6.962.219 1.005.323 1.767.758 13.033 9.748.333 2001 56.827 9.777.479 1.261.999 330.013 16.581 11.386.072 2002 57.741 8.165.319 3.491.078 14.553 11.670.950 2003 62.970 8.829.143 3.028.144 100.351 27.922 11.985.560 2004 68.729 8.253.024 4.209.998 235.259 166.505 23.090 12.887.876 2005 71.172 9.449.461 3.600.015 256.570 306.039 22.941 13.635.026 2006 72.113 12.075.150 671.432 233.629 305.944 27.767 13.313.922 2007 74.404 11.860.613 583.323 176.080 263.414 31.146 12.914.576 2008 78.340 5.491.167 175.008 1.729.971 151.607 296.751 18.519 2.792.436 10.655.459 2009 82.202 6.572.247 154.060 33.750 2.743.596 234.924 183.339 30.799 1.782.515 11.735.230 10.000.000 12.000.000 2.000.000 4.000.000 6.000.000 8.000.000 10.000.000 12.000.000 14.000.000 m 2.000.000 4.000.000 6.000.000 8.000.000 3 m³ 0 0 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Water consumption in m³ consumption Water 1971 1972 supply inm³ Water 1973 2009: 11.735.230 1974 2009 From 1963to From 1963 to 2009 From 1963to 2009: 9.803.806 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 11.735.230 m³ 9.803.806 m³ 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 m³ 1990 m³ 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 Water Supply 2008 2008 Water supply from: % m³ Lemesos Treatment Plant 51,53 5.491.334 Yermasoyia Boreholes 1,64 175.008 Fasoula Source 0,07 7.578 Mathikoloni Sources 0,10 10.941 Mouttayiaka Project 1,42 151.607 Ypsonas-Polemidia Project 2,78 296.751 Lemesos Treatment Plant Yermasoyia Boreholes Fasoula Source Mathikoloni Sources Kouris Boreholes 16,24 1.729.971 Mouttayiaka Project Ypsonas-Polemidia Project Tankers 26,21 2.792.436 Kouris Boreholes Tankers TOTAL 100,00 10.655.626 2009 2009 Water supply from: % m³ Lemesos Treatment Plant 56,00 6.572.247 Yermasoyia Boreholes 1,31 154.060 Fasoula Source 0,13 15.749 Mathikoloni Sources 0,13 15.050 Mouttayiaka Project 2,00 234.924 Ypsonas-Polemidia Project 1,56 183.339 Kouris Boreholes 0,29 33.750 Lemesos Treatment Plant Yermasoyia Boreholes Tankers 15,19 1.782.515 Fasoula Source Mathikoloni Sources Garyllis Boreholes 23,38 2.743.596 Mouttayiaka Project Ypsonas-Polemidia Project Total 100,00 11.735.230 Kouris Boreholes Tankers Garyllis Boreholes The water abstracted from boreholes water “Spyros Kyprianou” Sporting Centre, Ayios is accumulated in the Tsirion water reservoir Fotis and Lemesos Hospital.