Tehran Water Use Exceeds Summer Peak Consumption

Water consumption in Tehran hit a record on Friday, exceeding the peak use in summer, Tehran Water and Wastewater Company announced.
The citizens of Tehran consumed 46,000 liters per second of water on Friday, which is equivalent to the consumption of 30,000 bottles of 1.5-liter mineral water per second, IRNA reported.
The high amount of consumption in the fall has occurred while this is the third consecutive dry year with low rainfall in Tehran, and the water stress situation has been unprecedented in the capital for the past 50 years as the city has never witnessed such a long-term drought.