DEWA completes Dubai water supply project

Water utility Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has finished a AED340m ($92.5m) project to supply water to heritage farms in Dubai, UAE.

The project involved the extension of a 1,200mm water transmission line and the construction of a pumping station and reservoir with the capacity to hold five million gallons of water.

Water was pumped to docks at the drought-prone areas of Hatta, which covers Al Shareea, Al Hail, Jeemah, Leem and Suhaila, for irrigation.

Water quantities to Hatta have since risen to 3.4 million gallons per day from 2.4 million gallons per day before the project.