Greece to use desalination plants to supply water to Aegean islands
June Samaras
www.chinaview.cn 2009-02-13 08:35:44
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/13/content_10811392.htm
ATHENS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Greek Merchant Marine and Island
Policy Minister Anastasis Papaligouras on Thursday announced plans to
use desalination plants to supply dry islands of the Aegean with
water.
Papaligouras said at a press conference that the high cost of
transporting water to these islands made desalination a cheaper and
more permanent solution.
Candidates for the program include 13 islands, while some smaller
islands will receive water from larger islands nearby. The plants and
facilities will be self-funded on plots of land granted for the
purpose by municipalities, according to the ministry.
Water shortages have hit much of Greece, particularly the Aegean
islands, at the height of the summer tourist season.
The problem of dwindling water resources is not limited to the
islands: Greece is one of the driest countries in Europe. Water
reserves have fallen by about 30 percent in Athens, where half of the
country's population of 10 million live.
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