Attica is facing an ever -increasing problem of water scarcity as a result of climate change, increasing demand and dependence on limited water resources.

The existing water supply network is based on the reservoirs of Evinos and Mornos, of which, through the Giona tunnel, water reaches gravity on the external water supply system (EFS). It is then transferred to Galatsi, Acharnes, Aspropyrgos and Polydendri.

However, the downward trend of reservoir reserves coupled with increasing consumption – about 6% in the last year – make it urgent to strengthen the system.

A multi -level plan

EYDAP, after assigning from and in collaboration with the RIS, is preparing a new, long -term plan for the water supply of Attica, the first after the 1993 Water Support Study. The plan provides:

• Enhance the Evinos reservoir by Lake Kremaston, utilizing existing infrastructure.

• Seafood and brackish water desalination, with the construction of new installations in strategic positions.

• Sea water transport from the Acheloos River, via Tankers from the port of Astakou to the ports of white houses or Thebes, with the final destination of the EUS.

• Reuse recovered water for uses other than human consumption.

• Reopening of old drilling through the restoration of mechanical equipment, after a positive assessment of the aquarium capacity.

At the same time, reserve water supply sources have already been activated according to the management plan, in an attempt to halt stock reduction.

It goes without saying that citizens should also reduce unnecessary consumption and waste, while the state remains open, if needed, to restore measures to reduce consumption comparable to those of 1993.

In a recent discussion at an open event with the TEE, TEME and the We Are Greece Institute, the Minister of Environment & Energy, Stavros Papastavrou, pointed out the timelessness of the issue, described it as a matter of national priority and noted that planning and costs were required. He also set three pillars to deal with water scarcity: efficiency, as he typically pointed out “there are more than 750 water management bodies and this is ineffective”, finding additional financing resources, and saving water, through and raising awareness.

Similarly, Petros Varelidis, Secretary General of Natural Environment and Water, stressed that infrastructure projects are needed, especially in Attica. “We need both long -term and short -term measures because water ends,” he noted, adding that by 2030 for water projects and not sewage, at least 10 billion euros are required.

EYDAP SA, Haris Sachinis, emphasized the seriousness of the situation and the need for institutional support, noting that the smooth water supply of Attica is a matter for which EYDAP is working with the state and has put its know -how. Institutional flexibility, with the aim of accelerating the implementation of critical projects as well as relative staffing, are essential for componently dealing with the problem, with plan, speed and transparency.

The critical significance of the state

The watercracker in Attica is not a future prediction – it is present. The solutions that are pronounced combine technological and environmental innovation. The cooperation of all interested parties with the state, coupled with institutional and financial support for investment and activating all available resources, is the only way to ensure that Attica citizens will not thirst.

It is now clear, as valid analysts point out the impact of climate change, that the problem of water scarcity implies costs. The climate crisis is not a threat of the future – it is a reality of the present. And dealing with it requires bold and targeted interventions underline.