Two contracts on which the tap water supply in Spata and Artemida depends have expired, and no new contract or extension has been published on the ‘Diafania’ transparency portal to replace them. The first relates to laboratory testing of water quality and expired on 12 October 2026. The second relates to the maintenance of pumping stations and expired on 23 September 2026.
The most recent payments for both were uploaded to Diafania on Tuesday 20 October.
Water testing
Water testing in reservoirs and the water supply network, as well as water quality testing in bathing waters at beaches, is carried out by EUROFINS Laboratories for Biological and Chemical Testing and Analysis, under a contract dated 12 June 2025 which was due to expire on 11 June 2026. On 30 June, the Municipal Council unanimously approved a four-month extension, until 12 October (Decision 87/2026). The reasoning: more sampling points were needed across the network due to population growth, and monitoring of marine waters was required for the bathing season. The contract allowed for an extension of up to six months; the Council granted four.
The 15th payment, amounting to €3,881.20 for an invoice dated 14 October, was charged to the code ‘laboratory water tests, testing for hexavalent chromium and residual chlorine’. It is paid for from water supply charges, i.e. from residents’ water bills.
The pumping stations
The maintenance of the network’s pumping stations was carried out by ELECTRONMECH SOLUTIONS I.K.E., under a contract dated 24 September 2025 with a duration of one year, until 23 September 2026. The second payment, €23,524.35 (€18,971.25 plus VAT), relates to an invoice dated 13 October, three weeks after the due date, and is also paid from the water supply revenue.
What we looked for
We searched the ‘Diafania’ transparency portal for the municipality’s decisions from May to the present day using the search terms ‘water quality’ and ‘pumping stations’. The only results are payments relating to the two old contracts and the June extension; there are no new awards, calls for tenders or a second extension. This does not necessarily mean that the audits have stopped: a new procedure may be underway or may have been registered only in the Central Electronic Register of Public Contracts (KIMDIS). It does, however, mean that members of the public cannot currently see who is managing their water supply and under which contract.
This is not the first time this year. The contract for the capture of stray animals remained without a successor for two months, from 12 August to 15 October. By contrast, the contract with CTESIBIUS TECHNIKI E.E. for repairs to the water supply network remains in force until 10 August 2027; for which €50,248.52 was paid on the same day, as we reported in October regarding the same contract.
What you can do
You can request the results of the drinking water analyses from the Municipal Water Supply Department on 22940 86666 or by submitting a written request to the registry office. Please use the same telephone number to report any faults, cloudy water or low water pressure. We will provide an update once the new contracts have been published.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, payment orders ΨΨΥΦΩ1Χ-ΠΙΟ and 9Δ1ΨΩ1Χ-495 (Diafania, 20 October 2026); Municipal Council Decision 87/2026 (Diafania 90PAO1X-FEF, 09/07/2026); search on the Diafania portal for May–October 2026.
