Water Crisis in Iran
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September 17,2019The pattern of deficits in underground water resources in Fars Province is approaching appalling levels and is closer to the one billion cubic meters, says the managing director of the provincial... -
September 14,2019Diverting water from the Oman Sea to alleviate the water crisis in Sistan-Baluchestan, South Khorasan and Khorasan Razavi provinces is on the agenda, but it should not be the last resort, deputy...
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September 07,2019A conference was held last week at the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) in Mashhad to discuss the root causes of rising water tensions, consequences and...
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September 02,2019The plains around Kerman City, capital of the namesake province, no longer have the capacity for more deep wells to reach groundwater resources, and water transfer is the only way to meet its water...
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August 31,2019Extraction from renewable water resources in Khorasan Razavi Province has reached petrifying levels, the head of provincial Water Company said. "At least 25% of what is being consumed now belongs...
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August 27,2019The 145th water treatment plant was officially launched Tuesday in Abhar County, Zanjan Province. It provides potable water to 60,000 people in Abhar and Khorramdarreh counties, the Energy...
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August 26,2019Khorasan Razavi Water and Wastewater Company has completed feasibility studies to supply water from the Oman Sea to three provinces, operator of the project said Sunday. "The plan is estimated to...
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August 26,2019An estimated 95 million cubic meters of water is used annually in Ardakan County, Yazd Province, of which 80% is consumed by farmers, 12% by households and 8% by industries, managing director of...
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August 18,2019Rapidly declining water resources has impelled the government to increase the number of plains from which water withdrawal is banned from 15 in 1968 to 405 now -- up 2,600%. “The number is...
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August 09,2019Followed by Qatar, Israel and Lebanon, Iran is ranked 4th on the list of countries with extremely high water risk. The Tehran-based Persian-language economic newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad, a sister...
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August 07,2019Water supply infrastructure is expanding in Yazd Province and $5 million was invested in new projects, managing director of the provincial Water and Wastewater Company said Tuesday. "Thirty water...
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August 05,2019A water treatment plant with a capacity of 1,200 cubic meters opened in underdeveloped Sarfaryab District in Charam County, Kohkilouyeh-Boyer-Ahmad Province, managing director of the provincial...
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August 05,2019The project to supply water to Kerman City, in southern Kerman Province, will be completed in two months, the managing director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company said. “...
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July 31,2019An estimated 1,260 villages in Sistan-Baluchistan Province lack piped water, director of the provincial regional water company said. “Close to 251,000 rural people are being supplied with safe...
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July 28,2019Expediting the construction of wastewater treatment plants in Tehran is on the agenda of Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company, the managing director said. Pipe-laying operations have been...
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July 27,2019In the past six years, 39 desalination units with a capacity of approximately 174,000 cubic meters per day (63.7 million cubic meters a year), are operating mostly in the southern coasts. Sixty...
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July 23,2019The amount of water stored in dams has dwindled by 9% between May 22 and June 22. Dams across the country held 40.6 billion cubic meters of water in May, but the level fell to 37.3 bcm in June,...
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July 21,2019The project to transfer drinking water from Safa Rud Dam to Kerman City in southern Kerman Province will be completed in two weeks, managing director of Kerman Regional Water Company said. “...
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July 20,2019Around 2.46 billion cubic meters of water has been released from dams in West Azarbaijan Province into Lake Urmia since the beginning of the current water year (last September), managing director...
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July 20,2019Over 28 million people in Iran (about a third of the population) are living in water-stressed regions. Although this is still a large number causing serious concern, it has decreased by nearly 6.4...
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July 19,2019So long as water is sold at the present low rates, building owners will see no need to install greywater treatment systems, director of the Consumption Management Office at the National Water and...
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July 17,2019Iran has great potential for leading the water sector entrepreneurship in the region, co-director of Cewas, a Swiss non-profit association involved in improving business practices in water and...
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July 13,2019Tehran 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...
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July 12,2019One major issue in water management in Iran is the exploitation of groundwater resources, and an important measure taken in this regard is the unending struggle against illegal water wells. The...
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July 10,2019The government is now confident that transferring water from the Caspian Sea to Semnan Province is the best alternative to help fight drought in the central plateau, the managing director of Iran...
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