Abfa: Wet Spells No Respite for Mounting Water Tension

Fifteen wet months helped eased the water tension to some extent, but the respite will not last long, director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) said.
“Iran has entered a period of wet spells after dry years over the past few decades. However, such wet years are short-lived and water scarcity will hit crisis level sooner rather than later,” Qassem Taqizadeh Khamesi was quoted as saying by ILNA.
Although 547 small towns and big cities suffered from severe water tension between 2010 and 2018, the number has dwindled to 170 of which 50 are still in critical situations, he said.
“Almost 45% of the population in rural areas have no or limited access to piped water and their needs are met by transferring water from other regions.”