EghtesadOnline: In the past dams were built with the aim of ensuring irrigation, power generation and supplying potable water . But now the attitude towards mega-dams has changed significantly, managing director of Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company said.

EghtesadOnline: The second phase of Tehran's seventh water treatment plant (Mamlou Treatment Plant) became operational, managing director of Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company said. It will help improve the quality of potable water in the south parts of the sprawling capital.

EghtesadOnline: Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says tapping into the sea to produce potable water is on the agenda because it is more feasible for sustainable supplies rather than depleting drying underground resources.

EghtesadOnline: Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said Wednesday 2,000 villages on the outskirts of urban and rural areas will be provided with potable water by the end of the current fiscal (started March 21).

EghtesadOnline: Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian on Sunday broke ground for three desalination units in Bushehr Province off the Persian Gulf as part of plans to provide the southern province with potable water .