Thessaly model for the water supply of Attica: Half a billion euro project will secure water for 30 years

Model Thessaly for the half-billion euro task is being enlisted by the authorities to shield Attica’s h2o supply. With a closed invitation to large operation companies and activation of Article 55 of the caller instrumentality connected nationalist precedence projects, arsenic was done successful Daniel’s infrastructure for Thessaly, the tender for the “Evritos” project, which envisages the partial diversion of 2 rivers successful Evritania, is projected to beryllium the prevailing program for the tender to beryllium launched successful the summertime of 2026.

It is simply a technically ambitious diversion task that volition link the Karpenisiotis and Krikeliotis rivers with the Euinos reservoir, ensuring h2o for astatine slightest 30 years. However, clip is pressing: the reserves successful the reservoirs person fallen to 380 cardinal cubic metres, which is 250 cardinal little than the mean average, portion the absorption of EYDAP nether Mr Haris Sachinis has already notified the Ministry of Environment and Energy that the strategy is connected “red alert”.

According to what Minister Stavros Papastavrou said yesterday astatine the 100th day lawsuit of EYDAP, “until 2021 the reserves were unchangeable astatine 1.1 cardinal cubic meters. From 2022, however, the alteration reaches 250 cardinal cubic meters per year.” At the aforesaid time, determination is simply a 25% alteration successful rainfall, a 15% summation successful evaporation, and a 6% summation successful consumption. “Climate alteration has accelerated the complaint of diminution successful h2o supplies. That is wherefore we request to determination immediately,” helium stressed.

The 2 tunnels that volition alteration the hydrological map

The solution promoted done the “Evrytos” task envisages the operation of 2 tunnels, astir 14 and 6 kilometres agelong and 4 metres successful diameter respectively, which volition transmission up to 200 cardinal cubic metres of h2o a twelvemonth – an magnitude susceptible of covering astir each of Attica’s shortfalls. The tunnels volition beryllium built astatine specified a tallness that they volition lone instrumentality h2o erstwhile the level of the 2 rivers rises owed to rainfall, frankincense ensuring the continuous ecological proviso of the 2 rivers.

EYDAP stresses that the “gravitational flow” of the Evinos, i.e., the earthy question of h2o from higher to little points, acknowledgment to the quality successful altitude betwixt the springs and the basin, is the concealed of Athens’ debased tariffs. “Water moves by its earthy force, without pumps and without electricity.”

Unlike Lake Yliki, which needs pumping stations to nonstop h2o to the capital, Evritos volition run without vigor costs, drastically reducing emissions and operating costs.