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Water supply problems on the island of Milos
Temat: Biznes
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The population of the beautiful island of Milos is approximately 7,000. During the holiday period in the summer this increases to over 700,000. As a result of the tourist boom the island is suffering from an acute water shortage. The groundwater level has receded significantly and sea water has now begun to pollute it. To provide drinking water for the island it has become necessary to transport to Milos over 300,000 tons of mineral mater in bottles and 240,000 tons of water in tankers every year. The cost of doing this is gradually becoming so high that it started to prevent people from buying adequate amounts of water. The tourist industry has resulted in environmental damage and the pursuit of pleasure has bought pain to the land. But all is not yet lost. There is a project which promises not only to help the island but to create an example of positive thinking and proper approach to environmental problems with the aid of new, environmentally-friendly technology. In cooperation with the Greek government and aided by European Community funds, the German insurance group Gerling has launched a partly private, partly public project to help solve the problem of the shrinking supply of drinking water on the island. They plan to run a special desalination plant to produce drinking water from the sea. It will be the first project of its kind, and it has won support from European Union thanks to its innovative nature. The result will be not only a plentiful water supply for the island, but also the possibility of providing irrigation for local agriculture, which will result in better crops. In time the groundwater level will recover and the situation hopefully come back to normal. (adapted from 'Reading Business', Langenscheidt)
