Water shortage could develop into a real problem for Greece and Athens, as managing water resources from the Mornos and Evinos rivers poses challenges for authorities. Specifically, according to Christos Karavitis, Dean of the School of Environment and Agricultural Engineering at the Agricultural University, Athens appears to have water reserves for the next year and a half, even if not a single drop of rain falls during that period.
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However, while the Dean’s statements were reassuring, according to his remarks, the water shortage problem is here for Athens and authorities will need to prepare to avoid more difficult situations.
“At this moment, I want to be somewhat reassuring. Mornos is not the only reservoir that supplies water to Athens. There’s also Evinos and of course the small Marathon reservoir which currently acts as auxiliary support. There’s also Yliki,” he emphasized and added:
“Currently we have five hundred and twenty million cubic meters in the combined network of reservoirs that supply Athens. Athens consumes one million cubic meters per day, which means we have water for a year and a half. If not a single drop of rain falls. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be concerned or prepare.”
