The National Water Company (NWC), Saudi Arabia is making steady progress on its program for improving the quality of water in the Eastern Province. Currently, NWC works on 12 projects focused on the desalinated water distribution systems in the region.
The projects include construction of 40 water tanks with a total capacity of 1.6 million cubic meters, in addition to pumping stations and 493 km of strategic pipeline networks that will be gradually operated to serve beneficiaries in Dammam, Khobar, Jubail, Al-Ahsa and Al-Qatif with 24/7 supply.
The company emphasized that the execution of the reservoirs that will serve these areas has already begun. So far, the company built 11 tanks with a total capacity of 530,000 cubic meters in Dammam. Eight (8) more tanks with a total capacity of 323,000 cubic meters are planned in the governorate of Al-Khobar. Al-Qatif, however, witnesses the construction of eight (8) reservoirs with total capacity of 322,000 cubic meters. Additionally, six tanks, 158,000 m3 in total, and seven (7) tanks, 310,000 m3, are being built in Jubail and Al-Ahsa governorates respectively.
The projects underway in the Eastern Province, NWC noted, include 21 pumping stations, 5 of which are in Dammam, 3 in Khobar, 5 in Al-Qatif, 6 in Jubail and 2 in Al-Ahsa. They also comprise the installation of some 500,000 meters of pipeline networks in total, 197,000 meters of which will be executed in Dammam, 52,000 meters in Khobar, 108,000 meters in Jubail, 62,000 meters in Al-Qatif and 73,000 meters in Al-Ahsa governorate.
NWC launched a campaign in the Eastern Province to raise public awareness around the projects it is implementing there to increase coverage, meet demand and keep up with the surging urban development in the region’s governorates. The company added that the projects are executed to the highest quality, utilizing the best and latest technologies, with full coordination and integration with relevant entities to expedite progress and maximize results. The ultimate goal is to achieve NWC’s infrastructure development objectives. Aligned with NWC’s strategy, these projects are expected to increase services coverage for our customers and guarantee the continuity of our operational efficiency in the cities and governorates of the Eastern Province.
