Construction of the second phase of Tehran's seventh water treatment plant has been accelerated and will come on stream in April, managing director of Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company said.
"Upon completion, the major water supply project in the capital, dubbed as Tehran Water Ring, will be fully operational," IRNA quoted Mohammadreza Bakhtiari as saying.
The project includes 180 kilometers of pipeline connecting all seven existing water treatment facilities and will ensure stable water supply in the sprawling capital that has expanded in all four directions over the past half century.
When all the plants are connected and integrated, if one stops functioning, other plants will replace it to keep water flowing without disruption to subscribers.
Five dams, namely Amirkabir and Taleqan (in the west) as well as Latian, Lar and Mamlou (in the east) supply Tehran with potable water.
Six treatment plants are now functioning and one is not. The dams provide 70% of Tehran’s water and the remaining 30% comes from underground resources, Bakhtiari noted.
Launching the second phase of the seventh treatment plant, located near the Mamlu Dam, will solve the problems and improve water quality in the south and southeast of the capital, the TPWWC chief was quoted as saying.
A part of the water from Mamlu Dam goes to the southeastern regions in Tehran Province including Varamin, Pakdasht and Qiamdasht, and another to the southern districts in Tehran City, from Afsariyeh to Yaft Abad.
