The New Metropolitan Attica S.A. approved the conclusion and terms of the Draft Partnership Agreement between the Region of Attica, EYDAP S.A., and New Metropolitan Attica S.A. for the implementation of the Strategic Sustainable Urban Development of the Hadrianic Aqueduct within the framework of the ATTICA Program for the programming period up to 2027.
The Hadrianic Aqueduct began operation in 140 AD, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, and is an exemplary durable work that constitutes a unique element of European Cultural Heritage (both Roman and modern), in its length and type. It is the largest still-functioning, sustainable work of antiquity in Europe, highlighting its environmental and technical excellence, as well as its economic and social significance, across time.
With a length of 23.5 kilometers (most of it underground), starting from the outskirts of Parnitha and ending at the reservoir of the square of the same name in Kolonaki, it passes through the areas of: Acharnes, Kato Kifisia, Metamorfosi, Irakleio, Marousi, Chalandri, Neo Psychiko, and Ampelokipoi.
Essentially, the Hadrianic Aqueduct passes through 8 municipalities of the Region of Attica. The main concern of the spatial enhancement of the Hadrianic Aqueduct is the utilization of its water resources to cover the irrigation needs of the municipalities it passes through. The management of the aqueducts pipelines and waters falls under the jurisdiction of EYDAP.
Furthermore, the utilization of the Hadrianic Aqueducts water resources is expected to generate significant overall annual benefits for the municipalities it crosses and for Attica as a whole. Highlighting the Hadrianic Aqueduct as a sustainable environmental project is also expected to yield cultural and tourism benefits, transforming the history of the aqueduct into an experiential experience and emphasizing the central zone of its route, with the adoption of innovations regarding the natural environment as well as the promotion and management of the offered new culturaltourism product.
Drinking water will be limited to consumption needs and not irrigation, and to reducing the urban heat island effect along the Hadrianic Aqueduct.
