Water Crisis in Iran
April 04, 2020 18:32
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April 04,2020Average rainfall in Iran since the beginning of the current water year (Sept 23, 2019) until April 1, 2020 shows a 38-millimeter decline compared to the same period last year. Rainfall in 192 days... -
March 17,2020Conventional water treatment methods (filtration and disinfection) used in drinking water networks across the country are functioning as designed and prevent all waterborne pathogens, head of the... -
March 17,2020Precipitation in Iran's six main catchment areas has decreased by 7% since the beginning of the current water year last September. According to a report by the Iran Water Resource Management... -
March 15,2020Despite regular warnings from the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa), high water consumption continues unabated across provinces. Following outbreak of the... -
March 10,2020Water production in Tehran reached 17 million cubic meters per day between February 21 and March 1. According to ILNA, the figure shows a 3.5% rise (500,000 cubic meters/day) compared to same time... -
March 08,2020Some dams in Iran have not been constructed in the right place, head of the Water Affairs Faculty at Shahid Chamran University in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province said. “Although dams like Karkheh on the... -
March 04,2020With completion of the first phase of the Zanjan Wastewater Treatment Plant, it now covers over 220,000 people in the northwestern city. Construction of the second phase started on Tuesday. When... -
March 02,2020After torrential rains in Tehran last week, potable water in Karaj and Latyan Dams became terribly muddy and water treatment plants stopped working for 14 hours, managing director of Tehran... -
February 28,2020Higher precipitation in recent days has not defused Tehran’s water crisis that continues to worsen, head of the Base Studies Department in the provincial water company said. “Average rainfall in... -
February 19,2020The cost of managing watershed projects is much lower than the cost and damages inflicted by floods due to ignoring and delaying such projects, says a water expert at the Water, Environment and... -
February 07,2020Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23) almost 140 millimeters of rain fell in Iran, 22% above the long-term average, head of Weather Forecasting Office at Iran's... -
February 05,2020It is estimated that 600 million cubic meters of water is wasted in the country every year. From this colossal malfunction the loss of 153 mcm (non-revenue water) cannot be avoided, head of the... -
February 04,2020From official reports it is apparent the water authorities have failed to manage consumption in the country over the past ten decades. The monstrous growth of cities and population explosion has... -
February 02,2020After a two-year delay, cloud seeding has been restored and new projects are planned in seven provinces, head of the National Cloud Seeding Research Center of Iran said. Farid Golkar said the... -
February 01,2020Underground water resources meet close to 57% of the domestic water demand from households, farming and industries. The balance (43%) comes from renewable resources. Approximately 65% of Iran’s... -
January 18,2020A whopping 3 billion cubic meters of water evaporates annually from dams nationwide, head of water technology development workgroup at the Presidential Office for Science and Technology said. “As... -
January 15,2020According to latest data from the Water Research Institute, the average water level in the Caspian Sea in the last water year (September 2018-19) dropped by 12 centimeters compared to the previous... -
January 08,2020Dwindling underground water resources have forced 20 million people from small towns and villages to the countryside in the last two decades, deputy head of the Underground Water Resources... -
January 06,2020Efficient management of demand and developing effective resource management techniques (compared to water transfer projects) would be more practical in addressing water crisis, but in practice have... -
January 04,2020The second development phase of Bandar Abbas water desalination unit in Hormozgan Province became operational on Thursday, managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said. "... -
December 10,2019Close to 172 million cubic meters of wastewater is recycled in Isfahan Province every year, head of the provincial water company said. "The need to treat and reuse wastewater is crucial to cope... -
November 25,2019Recent rainfall has by no means eased Tehran’s water crisis that has been a source of serious concern for years, managing director of Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company said. “Water... -
November 24,2019Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23) up until November 22, more than 42 millimeters of rainfall was registered across Iran, a 23% increase compared to the average in the... -
November 19,2019Iran’s water deficit is about 130 billion cubic meters. In the best case scenario and even with higher rainfall this year, this huge shortage cannot be fixed. Thus, reducing consumption is a must,... -
November 19,2019One anxiety in water management in Iran is the pattern of dwindling groundwater resources, and a key step taken in this regard is the unending fight against unauthorized water wells. The managing...
