Sabba-Paphos sewerage board- has finally given the approval for Peyia to be included in the Paphos sewerage system, and the ministry of the interior has now approved the move. Peyia councillor Linda Leblanc said, ‘The council of Peyia fully support this move, although It does mean that a sewerage tax will be implemented in Peyia, and figures as to cost are not yet available.

The first phase will be the coastal area and pipes will be laid in September 2010. Then upper Peyia will follow and eventually the system will stretch further out. The EU states that by 2012 all coastal areas of 1000 residents and over must have a coastal sewerage treatment facility. Residents have expressed their concerns about the cost of the project. 5,000 permanent residents in Peyia are using septic tanks, and as the soil is chalky, clay or bedrock, there is no proper seepage for the sewerage.