ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Erbil’s water supply is expected to remain stable throughout the summer, with officials saying production levels now exceed demand following the completion of major infrastructure projects aimed at ending years of seasonal shortages.
Rabar Hussein, head of Erbil's water department, told Rudaw on Sunday that the city is now receiving significantly more water than it requires, largely due to the near-completion of the Erbil Water Emergency Project. “The Erbil Water Emergency Project is complete. Only a small portion of the pipeline connections remains, which will be finished within this month,” he said.
He added that the city has shifted away from heavy reliance on groundwater, noting: “Currently, the majority of Erbil city receives its water from [treatment] projects rather than wells. Therefore, nearly a thousand water wells have been shut down.”
According to Hussein, around 33,000 cubic meters of water now reach Erbil every hour - roughly double the population’s needs. “With the amount that will be available, there will be no water shortage problems this summer, unless a specific issue or maintenance work occurs in a certain location that requires the water to be temporarily cut off,” he said.