The North Cyprus reservoir. At the west side of the island. I took the photograph seven or eight years ago. The reservoir as beautiful as it looks but much larger as only a wide angle lens would have done it justice.
The source of the water is Turkey and it is supplied through a 107 km undersea pipeline able to carry 75 million cubic metres annually. It’s still barely enough, partly due to desertification with climate change and partly because people everywhere simply use much more water than their ancestors did - even those without swimming pools.
The quality of the water is marginally adequate. No problem for brushing teeth but should be boiled for drinking water. So most people choose between filters or using bottled water for drinking. Happily, Mehmet, the nice man who delivers our gas cylinders when needed, also delivers nineteen litre bottles of water. Also, happily, we don’t need to establish a regular amount or schedule. I just send him a WhatsApp message asking for a bottle of water the next day and he cheerfully obliges. Should be here tomorrow. A small manual pump fits in the mouth of the bottle so no stand required. A hundred lira a delivery ($3.30 CAD, £1.80). Lasts us about a week.
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