- Size of the drainage basin ≈ 78 km2
- Aquifier size ≈ 40 km2
- Porosity ≈ 20 %
- Intake 1997 ≈ 7,6 MCM
- Low area altitude and small hydraulic gradient in the aquifer
- Natural Discharge to the sea (Δυτικά κόλπος Επισκοπής- Ανατολικά κόλπος Ακρωτηρίου)
Question: There are problems with water quality at the Akrotiri aquifer. What is the problem and what is the cause?
•1800 boreholes, 300 boreholes are currently used for water extraction • Construction of Kouri dam in 1998
The Akrotiri aquifer is reblenished by:
- Direct rainfall
- Underground losses of Kouris reservoir
- Underground inflows from the northern part of the hydrological basin
- Irrigation Returns
- Artificial enrichment
Akrotiri Aquifer – Geological section
