Abfa Adds 300 mcm to National Wastewater Treatment Capacity

Thirteen wastewater treatment plants came online in the Persian calendar year that ends on March 20 adding 300 million cubic meters to recycled capacity a year, deputy chief engineer at the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company (Abfa) said.
“Construction of nine more wastewater treatment plants are underway and they will come on stream by fall,” IRNA quoted Shahin Pakrouh as saying.
A total of 175 wastewater treatment facilities are operational across the country. The role and significance of water reuse as a solution to the worsening water crisis has increased in recent years.