Water management

SNFCC and the Stavros Niarchos Park are designed to be as self-sufficient as possible regarding water requirements: irrigation, non-potable water applications and the water used in the Canal. Specifically:

• Rainwater harvesting system and aquifer recharge
• Seawater is used in the Canal
• Water cleaning and reuse system for sanitary facilities (gray water)
• Use of seawater processed by reverse osmosis
• Use of non-potable water from boreholes within SNFCC
• Irrigation automation and use of plants with reduced irrigation requirements
• Underground drip irrigation instead of surface irrigation
• River gravel soil cover, preventing rapid evaporation
• No use of drinking water from the public water grid