The water supply to different districts in the city has been increased from 850,000 cubic meters per day to about a million cubic meters daily, the National Water Company (NWC) said on Friday. As such, the company said, 60 percent of the city's areas are now receiving an uninterrupted supply of water. The increase in water supply, the company said, has come with the support of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) through the operation of Al-Shu'aibah Desalination Plant. The plant pumps 150,000 cubic meters per day for the residents of Jeddah governorate, the NWC said. The easing of the water crisis has led to amending the water distribution program to the districts of Al-Muntazahat, north and south of Al-Mustaqbal Roundabout, Al-Basateen Planned District, Eastern Al-Sulaimaniah, Quwaizah, north of Jack Street, Al-Raya Planned District, Obeid Al-Muttairi Planned District, Al-Shallawi Planned District and northern and southern Kilo 14. The NWC said the coming days would see an improvement in the levels of water pumped to other districts located east of the highway in the north. They will be supplied with water gradually from Quwaizah tanks which means that they will receive a continuous supply of water. Abdullah Al-Assaf, Manager of Jeddah City Works Unit, confirmed that over 60 percent of the governorate's districts are fed a continuous daily supply of water. The districts include those east of the highway, in southeastern Jeddah, Al-Safa, Al-Rabwah, Al-Marwa, Al-Faiha, Al-Nuzha, Al-Bawadi and Al-Faisalia. He said the quantity of water that is pumped through the network ranges between 900,000 and 950,000 cubic meters per day. With the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, the official added, the water supply from Al-Shu'aibah 3 Plant belonging to SWCC will lead to an improved water situation in the governorate.
