The spokesperson for the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Omar Salameh, said that Jordan, due to its water conditions, limited available resources, and climate change, is compelled to supply citizens with water once a week in most areas—and once every two weeks in others when possible—while actively working to meet people’s needs.
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In a press statement, he emphasized that the ministry and all its teams operate on every front to provide water in the best way possible. He noted the continued progress in implementing water projects that strengthen water security and ensure the sustainability of resources to confront future challenges. These include the National Carrier Project, reducing water loss, wastewater projects, and expanding rainwater harvesting, with the number of dams and desert ponds now reaching 630.
According to Salameh, water supply has been enhanced to serve new areas, improve service to citizens, and secure new irrigation sources to meet farmers’ needs.
He added that water loss was successfully reduced by 4.4% during the third quarter of this year, bringing total losses across the Kingdom to 40.9%, compared to 45.3% in the same period last year. This improvement resulted from efforts to curb violations on pipelines and on the King Abdullah Canal—one of the sector’s biggest challenges—saving more than 30 million cubic meters of water that belongs to citizens. Coordination efforts with Syria also continue to improve water conditions in the Yarmouk Basin.
