Governor: Hamadan’s Drinking Water Reserves Will Be Depleted by September

The governor of Hamadan says approximately 77 percent of the city’s required water is supplied by Achaemenid Dam and aquifers, and warned that the water reserves in these dams have decreased to about 40 percent, which will be exhausted by September with current consumption rates.

Mohammad Ali Mohammadi said on Tuesday, August 27, that with a 44 percent decrease in rainfall compared to last year and rising temperatures, we are witnessing a significant decline in water resources.

He warned of the need for serious water management.

The Hamadan governor’s remarks about the possibility of the city’s drinking water resources running out come at a time when Hamid Reza Janbaz, the CEO of the Water and Wastewater Company, claimed that the water discharge rate from dams is currently regulated in such a way that “not only is water being supplied, but we will have no concerns about shortages in the fall.”n
The water crisis during the current year, accompanied by widespread power outages, has sparked waves of criticism and protests across the country.

Reza Ardakanian, the Minister of Energy, also reported on August 2 the possibility of drought in the coming fall, saying that everyone’s concern is that if the meteorological organization’s forecast is correct and we face another drought and delayed rainfall, we may face difficulties in providing drinking water and autumn crop irrigation for farmers.

The Hamadan governor also stated that alongside the significant decline in precipitation, the lack of proper and long-term planning, desire for development, unauthorized well drilling, excessive withdrawals, failure to reform cropping patterns in agricultural lands, and traditional irrigation methods have resulted in a significant decline in groundwater resources.

Source: Radio Farda