Tehran Water Consumption Breaks Record

Tehran recorded the highest daily water consumption in its history last Friday, the managing director of Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company said.
"Water consumption in the megacity surpassed 3.5 million cubic meters, of which 40% was from underground sources," Mohammadreza Ahmadnasab was quoted as saying by IRNA.
Groundwater accounts for 25% of the city's total consumption but when usage crosses the 3 mcm level underground resources are under added pressure.  
Although the heavy rains between February and April helped increase the water stored in dams, it did not raise water level in the rapidly drying underground tables, he added, noting that an estimated 250 mcm of water is extracted annually from underground sources for urban green spaces.