Semnan Underground Water Extraction Continues Unabated

Annual water withdrawal from dwindling underground resources in drought-stricken Semnan Province has exceeded 150 million cubic meters and it is continuing unabated, managing director of the Regional Water and Wastewater Company said.
“Of the total extraction, close to 90% are used for unsustainable farming practices. Households and industries account for the remaining 10%,” Mohammad Taheri was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
Semnan is among the regions with one of the lowest rates of rainfall and over 95% of the province span the central desert, which shows its dire water condition, he added.
Taheri noted that more than 60% of the urban population live in the cities of Semnan and Shahroud, and as a result we see the highest water consumption in the two cities.