{"id":5664,"date":"2024-03-27T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=5664"},"modified":"2024-03-27T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:00:39","slug":"greens-raise-concerns-over-water-quality-in-achna-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=5664","title":{"rendered":"Greens raise concerns over water quality in Achna Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/greens-raise-concerns-over-water-quality-in-achna-dam.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Findings of the analyses completed on water samples from the Achna dam are worrying, the Greens party said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-830842614\">\n<div id=\"cypru-1376752996\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-3905362014472-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The party noted that a month has passed since the incident involving leakage of liquid animal waste into the dam and the subsequent ban on water usage for irrigation, no official action has been taken.<br \/>\nEarlier in February, a holding reservoir at a large cattle farming unit failed, resulting in <strong>seepage of waste into the surrounding fields, wetlands and the Achna dam<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn response, the agriculture ministry announced it was monitoring the situation and conducting water sampling, while imposing a temporary ban on the use of dam water.<br \/>\nThe Greens charged that despite the seriousness of the incident no information has been made public on the authorities\u2019 investigation of the pollution of a uniquely important wetland included in the<strong> Natura 2000 network<\/strong> of European habitats.<br \/>\nThe Greens party raised questions about the handling of the matter and the thoroughness of the state\u2019s scrutiny. They questioned whether the prominence of the livestock enterprise influenced the apparent lack of a decisive response by authorities.<br \/>\n\u201cWere the huge cesspools licensed and legal?\u00a0Why had no preventive measures been taken to protect the dam against possible leakage?\u00a0Why are livestock units allowed to operate on the shore of the dam lake?\u00a0What will be the consequences for the company that is rumoured to own the tanks?\u00a0Does the fact that it is one of the largest cattle breeding and dairy units in Cyprus create cover-up conditions?\u201d<br \/>\nRepresentatives of environmental organisations, as well as the community\u2019s mayor, previously contended that the situation at the cattle breeding facility had been<strong> chronically problematic<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe party went on to state that <strong>no official information from the competent authorities nor lab results<\/strong> about the suitability of the dam water for irrigation of adjacent croplands has been released.<br \/>\nThis is alarming, the party said, particularly since it had carried out its own laboratory testing, the results of which \u201craised reasonable concerns.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cOur own <strong>analyses reveal significant pollution<\/strong> of the dam\u2019s waters.\u00a0What do the analyses of the water and environment departments show?\u201d the Greens demanded to know.<br \/>\nNoting that the \u201cpolluter pays\u201d principle ought to apply no matter who the polluter is, the party demanded immediate publication of state lab results and attribution of responsibilities in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fact: Findings of the analyses completed on water samples from the Achna dam are worrying, with significant pollution revealed in the dam&#8217;s 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