Sewage workers from Limassol gathered outside the Presidential Palace; they have gone on an indefinite strike.

Representatives of the sewer workers delivered a memorandum addressed to the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, calling on the government to immediately designate a legal site for sewage disposal.

The septic tank cleaners claim that Limassol is facing an extremely serious problem and that the reduced capacity to receive sewage has led to overflows, hour-long waits for tanker trucks, and an inability to serve residents, businesses, and hotels.

They even warned that if the President does not intervene immediately, they will escalate their actions, with the strike continuing until a meaningful solution is found.

“It’s 2026, and we’re still stuck in 2018. The station has reached its limits. This is a public health issue; homes and businesses are overflowing, and we can’t keep up.”
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While the protest was still underway, however, the Water Development Department and the Environment Department issued a statement assuring the public that the problems are temporary and are due to upgrade work at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Vati.

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They added that measures have been taken to assist business owners by utilizing the stations in Moni and Vathia Gonia, while additional solutions are also being considered.

It should be noted that the station is expected to be fully operational again by this coming December.