This year’s March has been the most beneficial in terms of water inflow to dams since 2019, according to updated Water Development Department figures.
Total water inflow to the 18 main dams reached 68.88 million cubic metres today, compared to 18.664 million during the corresponding period last year.
The best performances over the past decade were in 2022 (153.75 million cubic metres), 2020 (135.95 million cubic metres) and 2019 (265.04 million cubic metres).
The stored quantity in dams has reached 29.9% of total capacity, marking an increase of 5.4% compared to last year.
Despite the general rise and improved picture, the Southern Conveyor system, which supplies the major urban centres, shows marginal improvement compared to last year, a fact that underscores the need for careful adherence to water conservation measures, the figures show.
Additionally, Nicosia district, despite the high fullness of its small dams, shows a small volume of reserves, whilst the Southern Conveyor system concentrates the majority of reserves, with a fullness of just 24.9%.
Data for the other systems show positive progress, with Paphos and Polis Chrysochous showing the greatest increase compared to last year.A third dam in Paphos district is expected to overflow during the day.
The third small dam in the district, Agia Marina Chrysochous, is now marginally full, with today’s Water Development Department bulletin showing a fill rate of 98.7%, making overflow in the coming hours certain.
According to department data, although dams such as Xyliatos, Argaka and Pomos are almost full, Achna dam is only at 2.1%, with zero inflows since 1 October 2025, revealing the uneven distribution of inflows.
Although the final months of the hydrological period showed a positive change with February and March rainfall, authorities stress that the completion of the inflow period will be decisive for the final picture.