Athens tapping water from 150 km away Athens is located on the Attica peninsula in the central-southern part of Greece. Most of Attica’s water resources are not available for potable use. Surface sources are buried under concrete and groundwater aquifers are polluted (under the city) or salinised (those on the coast). To obtain its water supply, Athens has resorted to a number of surface hydraulic works and transfers. The main water source for the city is the artificial reservoir at the Mornos river (built in 1980) which is supplemented by a regulating reservoir at the Evinos river (2002). The older branch of the hydrosystem consists of the pumping station drawing at Lake Yliki (installed in 1958) and a number of boreholes in its vicinity and along the conveyance aqueduct. The first artificial reservoir for the city, the Marathon reservoir (built in 1928), now serves for storage and regulation of network supply (Kallis & Coccossis, 2002). The rivers and lakes from which water is extracted to supply Athens are situated at fairly long distances. The Marathon Reservoir lies approximately 42 km away from the centre of Athens, while the Mornos Reservoir (main current water supply source) is at 150 km northwest of the city. |
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