Water Crisis in Iran

Although water and wastewater development projects help boost major industries, a large number of initiatives in the key sector have been delayed.  Reza Hajkarim, a member of Iran Water…

The water transfer project from Kanisib Dam in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan Province, is one of the measures to revive Urmia Lake, which will become operational in the coming months, deputy…

Almost 600 smart meters were installed on authorized water wells in Sistan-Baluchestan Province in 2021, the head of Public Relations Office at the provincial water and wastewater company said…

Drought and low precipitation levels have caused losses amounting to 114.89 trillion rials ($368 million) in Lorestan Province’s agriculture sector so faro Organization said on Wednesday.

The executive work to transfer 200 million cubic meters of desalinated water per year from the Sea of Oman to Sistan-Baluchestan is underway, director general of the National Water Data said.

Daily water consumption in Tehran has exceeded 3.6 million cubic meters, which is unprecedented for this time of the year, the deputy head of Operations Department at Tehran Province Water and…

Statistics show that since the beginning of the current water year (Sept. 2021) until May 28, the total volume of water stored in dams across Iran has reached 27.6 billion cubic meters, which…

Surveys conducted by foreign research centers in collaboration with domestic firms have shown that diverting water from the Caspian Sea in the north to Lake Urmia, Iran's largest salt lake in…

Work on the project to supply water to Birjand in South Khorasan Province has resumed after a one-year gap. With the allocation of funds, the project is expected to be completed within the next…

Despite expanding Tehran's water supply network by at least 150 kilometers over the last five years, the plan to install emergency water supply tanks is behind schedule, the head of the state-…

Iran Water Industry Federation’s assessments rank the country among the top three with the highest land subsidence rate caused by the substantial decline in groundwater resources, a board member…

Iraq’s decision to file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice against Iran over blocking the outflow of water from border rivers carries no legal weight, the head of the Energy…

Iran and Armenia are to expand mutual ties, especially in the field of water and the environment.

Iran entered a period of dry spells 20 years ago and the long-term drought is expected to last at least for 10 more years, the head of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration said. “Under…

The total amount of water stored in the six large dams of Isfahan Province has reached 428 million cubic meters, director of operation and maintenance of water facilities at Isfahan Regional…

The severe drought Iran experienced last year has continued in the current year (started March 21) and the two consecutive dry years have caused water levels in the dams to fall, said the…

The National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) is willing to annually supply 50 million cubic meters of treated wastewater to Tehran Municipality for parks and green spaces…

Water consumption in Tehran reached a peak of 3.2 billion liters per day between March 6 and April 16, up 90% compared with the same period of last year, the deputy for water and hydropower…

Water stored in dams across Iran has reached 25 billion cubic meters, which are 13% less compared with last year’s level. The overall capacity of dams is 50 billion cubic meters while water…

Every drop should count in Iran not only due to the unequal distribution of water resources but also because of uncertainties about precipitation, and the tough challenge can be tackled through…

The second phase of a major pipeline project to supply water from Karoun River to rural districts in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, has progressed by 53%, the director of National Water and…

Although water transfer from the Persian Gulf to Sirjan in Kerman Province eased the water crisis in industries like Golgohar Mining and Industrial Complex, other parts of the region are still…

Water consumption in Tehran has surpassed 40,000 liters per second or 3 billion liters per day, up 11% compared to the hot summer days when consumption peaks at 2.7 billion liters. The National…

The water stored in Karkheh Dam in Khuzestan Province is 1.3 billion cubic meters less than the amount in the dam at this time of last year and Karoun Dam water storage has declined by 1 billion…

Population explosion, massive urban expansion, agriculture issues, rising consumption, waste and climate change have pushed rivalry for sustainable water resources to alarming levels. …