After local weather change introduced one other yr of record-breaking warmth and dwindling rainfall to Greece, the reservoirs that provide water to Athens have dropped to their lowest ranges in over a decade. Farmers are struggling to supply crops, wildfires have elevated the demand for water and clergymen are conducting prayers for rain.
So along with investing in fashionable water-sourcing measures like a brand new synthetic lake and desalination items, Athens is popping to an older asset: an aqueduct that dates again to when Greece was a part of the Roman Empire.
“We have an historical monument and feat of engineering that we’re bringing into the current to save lots of water and funky the town,” stated Katerina Dimitrou of the Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company, which has labored with the Culture Ministry and native authorities to revive the aqueduct.
The intention is to complement the water provide, assist cool areas by irrigating inexperienced areas and, extra broadly, stated Ms. Dimitrou, “create a brand new water tradition.”
