Iran expects water crisis

The groundwater levels in Tehran fell by 1.5 m in the last year, the deputy chief  of the DOE control water sewer in the Tehran province of Iran, Alireza Nozaripur said, the Iranian news agency Mehr reports.

"The province consumes 350 million cubic meters of water per year. Due to foreign investments, the Tehran water sewer management plans to implement 800 million cubic meters of water after wastewater treatment," the deputy chief said, noting a lack of large stocks of water in Tehran province, Trend reports.