Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project


The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project was an international water diversion project designed to supply water for drinking and irrigation from southern Turkey to Northern Cyprus via pipeline under Mediterranean Sea. The pipeline was completed in September 2014. As such, the project is unique in the world.

Project

is short of surface water and groundwater due to inadequate rainfall. The project aims to supply Northern Cyprus with water from Turkey for a timespan of 50 years. Of the 75 million m³ water, 37.76 million m³ will be used for drinking purposes and the remaining part will be allocated for irrigation. Following the realization of the project, irrigated farming at an area of in Mesaoria Plains, one of largest plains of the island, will help improve the standard of living in the region.
The total investment cost of the project is budgeted at ₺ 782 million consisting of 45.6 million for structures in Turkey, 630 million for the undersea pipeline and 26.9 million for the structures in Northern Cyprus.
;Stage 1:
Alaköprü Dam is in Anamur, Mersin Province on the Anamur-Dragon Creek at elevation. Groundbreaking was done on March 7, 2011. It has a reservoir holding 130.5 million m3. The dam was completed on March 7, 2014.
;Stage 2:
A pipeline of diameter and length will carry 75 million m³ of water per year from Alaköprü Dam to Anamurium Pumping Station, which connects to under sea pipeline in distance.
;Stage 3:
A long under sea pipeline of in depth in Mediterranean Sea will transfer water from Anamurium Plant in Turkey to Güzelyalı Pumping Station in Northern Cyprus. The pipeline will have sensors and transmitters mounted to signal any possible faults for repair.
;Stage 4:
A pipeline of will elevate water from Güzelyalı Station to the reservoir of Geçitköy Dam close to the city of Girne.
The project will be carried out by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It consists of the construction of a dam and a pumping station at each on both sides as well as a pipeline of running mainly under sea. The construction will have four stages.

Realization

The Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project for transporting water to Cyprus was to be completed in September 2014. The realization of the project took place on October 8, 2015 with the arrival of first waters in Northern Cyprus pumped from Turkey. The
high-density polyethylene underwater pipeline with diameter is long and is suspended at a depth of. The project, including the water purification and water distribution facilities, cost 1.255 billion. The pipeline will transfer annually 75 million m³ water from the Alaköprü Dam on the Anamur-Dragon Creek in Turkey to the Geçitköy Dam in Northern Cyprus.