Nitrogen and phosphorus pollution may potentially affect tose water bodies which are subjected to pressures from agricultural activities (cultivation of land or livestock breeding). Based on both the analysis of pressures and monitoring data, the areas with increased loads of nitrogen and phosphorous are located in the eastern part of Cyprus. In this part, the cultivated land corresponds to approximately 70% of the total cultivated land of the country. On the other hand, the central and western part of the country consists mainly of forests, which account for 73% of the total forest area of the island and therefore are characterized by significantly lower nutrient loads. More specifically, increased loads prevail in basins 1-3, 3-6, 3-7, 6-1, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-7, 9-2, 9-4, 9-5, and 9-6.

Areas with intensive animal breeding activities are also located in the eastern part of the island, and influence basins 3-6, 3-7, 6-5, 7-2, 9-4 and 9-5. Breeding of pigs is more intensive in 8 villages, where 70% of the pig population is concentrated: Orounta, Aradippou, Kato Moni, Meniko, Paliometocho, Monagroulli, Akaki, and Tersefanou. In the Larnaca region the recorded intensive animal breeding is related to all livestock types.

On the basis of both nutrient load and monitoring data analyses, rivers (Kargotis, Xeros, Serachis, Pediaios, Gialias, Voroklini, Aradipopou, Tremithos, Germasogia, Akrotiri and Kouris rivers), dams/lakes (Asprokremmos, Achna, Germasogia, Polemidia and Kouris dams) and coastal waters (Limassol, East of Limassol, Vassilikos, Cape Pyla to Paralimni) face the risk of failing the objectives of the WFD due to nutrient pollution. Those risks affect watersheds 1-3, 3-3, 3-6, 3-7, 6-1, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-8, 8-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5 and 9-6.