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“Safely treated waste water could be the answer to Dubai’s need for having an underground water reservoir for meeting any fresh water crisis.
“ Diminishing natural groundwater is a serious threat to fresh water security in the arid region where desalination plants are the major source of water supply. Environmental experts have always highlighted the need for underground water reservoirs citing that cities here would have only a few days of water if desalination plants are damaged due to any reasons.
“Last year, Abu Dhabi started working on underground reservoirs. Now, Dubai is exploring ways to make use of safely treated and good quality sewage water for recharging ground water, which, in the long run, will help make an emergency reservoir of underground water.”
Read more: Khaleej Times
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