Municipal Authority for Water Supply and Sanitation Thiras

DEYA Thiras is the Municipal Company for the provision of water supply and sewage treatment and disposal of Thira (Santorini and Thirasia Islands, Greece) and was founded in May 2011, after the merging of two local water companies. It is responsible for the planning, construction, management, operation and maintenance of the water supply system (desalination plants and pumping wells), irrigation, drainage, and the wastewater collection networks and treatment plants for the islands of Thira (Santorini) and Thirasia.

DEYA Thiras employs 60 personnel of different affiliations and is managed by an 11 member Board of Directors, which sets the goals for the development policy of the company.

Main tasks in the project:

• WP 3: DEYA Thiras is in charge of the operation and maintenance of the WWTP of Thirasia island (demonstration site no. 10) which is under construction and to be completed in December 2015.