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Keport No. b34-IKN I .a 0 ____a lidi I U ,, - Water Supply and Sewerage Sector Report Public Disclosure Authorized Voliime !!: Annexes January 29, 1975 Regional Projects Department Europe, Middle E-st, and No-rtk Africa '-'I-"-' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PReg-ionaOffice"b ... Not for Public Use Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized LvLflt.Un,ocument I ItTI 1of 1 rFh I tLI Ic InsterntistoFnal11o II UttIIIVILI ILL, LSBank Il IIr. forI I.J IRecnsrutonF;r; WL.AAJ131.1 LJLLILI I Candr l IL Developmnto..¶VC .I.J IIILII1 1 International Development Association This report was prepared for official use only by the Bank Group. It may not be published, quoted or cited without Bank Group authorization. The Bank Group does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the report. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS ("-rren^y TTri + = Pi al Rial 1 = US$0.01h8 Pi ]s 1fllnffnn0no = TSMt1) 760 US$1.00 = Rials 67.75 TTqc,l nnn ,0n = Rals 7 7,75 non0 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES mm = Milimeter = 0.039 inches km = Kilometer = 0.6214 miles m - Meter = 3.28 feet ha = Hectare = 10,000 square meters or n 2.47 acres M. or cm = Cubic meter = 264.2 US gallons McM or mcm = Million cubic meters m3/sec = Cubic meter per second kg = Kilogram = 2.20 pounds Kw/H = Kilowatt/Hour Mw = Megawatt = 1,000 kilowatts Mg/i = Milligrams per liter p.p.m. = Parts per Million BOD = Biochemical Oxygen Demand ACRONYMS TRWR = Tehran Regional Water Board MWP = Ministry of Water and Power W.DTiv. = Water Division of MWP PBO = Plan and Budget Organization MGlRA = Ministrv of Coonerative snd Rural Affairs MHUP = Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning KWPA = hhuzest2n Water and Power A.uthorit.y D & R = Development Resources Inc. A.ribbT)h = Sir lexin.der Gibhh Gns. E n g, RDC = Rural Development Centres NIOC National Irar.nian Oil Comparny ARWB = Azarbaijan Regional Water Board FRWB = Fars Reir.al W BrAdn'A ERWB3 = Esfahan Regional Water Board AM UrJEA = Ntherr. PR-egin W ater P. P. We A-t.W-+- FISCAL YEAR March 21 - March 20 VOLUME II PART A ANNEX 1 - ORGANIZATION AND LEGAL ASPECTS Outline of Iran's Water Law Mission's Translation of Proposed Bill to set up Regional Water Companies Organization Chart of MWP's Water Division Organization of Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Affairs ANNEX 2 - SUPPLY SITUATION Estimates of Average Annual Water Supplies and Use in Iran Average Stream Flow in Iran Comments on Government's Estimates Summary of Iran's Groundwater Situation by Regions ANNEX 3 - WATER CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR Forecast of Water Uses during the Fifth Plan Sources of Household Water Supplies in Iran PBO's Projected Water Consumption and Population in Major Cities Percentage of Population served by Connections in Major Cities Present and Future Water Use in Agriculture Typical Chemical' Analyses of Municipal Water Supplies ANNEX 4 - DAMS OF IRAN Technical and Economic Specifications and Location of Major Dams in Iran built by end 1971 Specifications of Constructed Diversion Dams and Location Forecast of Annual Average Water Controlled by Reservoir Dams by end of Fifth Plan Estimated Water Supplied by Public Sector by end of Fifth Plan ANNEX 5 - DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS National Plan and Budget Act - Guideline on Implementation of Development Proiects Water Supply, Sewerage and Flood Control, Projects in the Ministry of Energy Planned Water Supply Projects in the PBO Planned Water SuDnlv and Sewerage Prniertq In the MHITP Rural Water Supply Projects in MHUP ANNEX 6 - MANPOWER AND TRAINING PROGRAM ANNEX 7 - SOURCES OF DATA FOR THIS REPORT List of Regional Water Boards visited by mission Municipal Water Authorities visited by mission List of Consulting Engineering Firms operating in the Sector PART B REGIONAL SITUATION AND PLANNING ANNEX 8 - TEHRAN REGION Water Resources Resource Management by TRWB Regional Population The Importance of Tehran Tehran's Water Supply Situation TRWB's Tariffs and Finances TRWB's Water Supply Development Program and Sewerage for Tehran Appendices:- TRWB's Organization Chart TRWB's Articles of Association ANNEX 9 - INTRODUCTION TO THE ANALYSIS OF OTHER REGIONS Western Iran ANNEX 10 - SOUTH COAST AND EASTERN REGIONS Bandar Abbas Zahedan Other Smaller Towns ANNEX 11 - AZARBAIJAN Water Resources Control of Rivers Regional Population Water Sunnlv Facilities for Tabriz Sewerage for Tabriz louplnnment Prnoram fnr Tahriz Wnter Siinnlv ANNFY 19 - ERFVAlAN Water Resources Situation Regional Population Esfahan V o s Esfahan City Water Supply and Sewerage Walter Supply DevelopmentU . rogramu u for s4f.aU-an Caiy Sewerage Development Program Appendices - Organizatior. of Esfaha, Clity Wdater an.u SOewerage Authority ANNEX 13 - FARS Water Resource Situation Populatiorn of Fars Fars Regional Water Board ShI.Lraz LC.Lty WaLter Sujpp.Ly aYLU Shiraz Population and Projected Water Demand DeveLop-ment 'Prograu-i 'Lor Shiraz Busheir - Consumption and Facilities Busheir's Development Program ANNEX 14 KIORASAN Water Resources Management Population of the Region Mashad City Water Supply Facilities Water Supply Development Program for Mashad Sewerage Program for Mashad Other Urban Areas in Khorasan Appendices - Mashad City Organization Chart ANNEX 15 - KHUZESTAN Water Resources Population of the Region KWPA's Past Projects Ahwaz City Water and Sewage Authority's Facilities Development Program for Ahwaz Abadan Water and Sewage Authority's Facilities Khoramshar Bandar Shahpur Appendices - Organization Chart of KWPA Articles of Association of KWPA Ahwaz City Water Authority Organization Chart ANNEX 16 - KERMAN Water Resources and Management Regional Population Kerman City Water Supply Kerman City Development Program Appendices - Organization of Kerman City Water Supply Authority ANNEX 17 - NORTHERN REGION Regional Population Water Resources and Management Past Activities of NRWPA Sector Organization and Finances for Urban Water Supply Development Program for Rasht and Pahlavi Water Supply Development Program for Mazandaran Appendices - Articles of Association of NRWPA Organization of NRWPA (General) Organization of NRWPA Urban Water Map of Mazandaran Cities Program Areas ANNEX 18 - Bibliography of Studies List of Charts IBRD Chart No. Annex No. 9473 Organization of MPW; Water Division 1 9472 Organization of MCRA (Headquarters, Ostan and City Offices) 1 9483 TRWB Organization Chart 8 9474 Organization of Esfahan City Water and Sewerage Authority 12 9476 Organization of Mashad City Water Supply and Sewerage Authority 14 9477 Organization Chart of KWPA 15 9478 Organization of Ahwaz City Water Authority 15 9480 Organization of Kerman City Water Authority 16 9479 Organization of Northern Region Water and Power Corporation 17 9482 Organiza tion of NRWPC's Water Unit 17 Table No. List of Tables Annex No. Page of Annex Sunnlv Situation 2.1 Estimates of Average Annual Water Supplies and Use in Iran 2 1 2-2 Average Stream Flow in Iran (1965-1969) 2 2 2.3 Suimnary of Iran's Groundwater i1tiiAtinn bv Roginn8 2 4 Water Cnnstnmntinn hv Sectnr 3.1 FnrAcaqt nf Water 1Use eduring the 'Fifth Plan 3 1 3. 2 Snttreia nf Hounwhnld Water Spnnlies in Iran 3 2 3.3 PBR's PrnoJet-eA Water Gonsinption and Population in Major Cities of Iran by 1993 (Maxi.lrm and Minimulm) 3 3 3.4 Percentage of Present Population served in ma 4nr c4 t4es of !ran 3 4 3.5 Present and Future Water Use in Agriculture 3 5 3.6 Typical Chemical An-alysesofMu.ia Water Supplies 3 6 Dams of Iran 4.1 Technical and Economic Specifications and localtions oi maJlor duams iLn Tran by 1'971 4 4.2 Specifications of Diversion dams and their local-on (19n 71 4 2 4.3 (a) Forecast of Annual Average Water controlled by Reservoir dams during 5th plan 4 3 (b) Estimatel '-later Supplies by Public Sector 5th plan 4 3 Development Projects in Sector 5.1 Water Supply Sewerage and Flood Control £L JJ.ts (173J-J7 in the MiniLstry o0 Water and Power 5 2 5.2 PlannedWater Supply Projects in the PBO i 3 5.3 Planned Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Ll'ur 5 4 to 5 5.4 Rural Water Supply projects in the MHUP (1968-70) 5 6 Manpower and Training 6.1 Estimates of Existing (1974) Staff in Water Resources Sector of Iran (Professional, Technicians and Skilled Labor) 6 11 to 12 6.2 National Manpower Forecast for Iran (1984 and 1994) - Water and Sewerage only (Skilled,technician, professional) 6 13 to 15 Tehran Region 8.1 Water situation and use in Tehran region 8 2 8.2 Population of Principal toAswin Central Ostan (1966 and 1972) 8 3 8.3 Sources of Water for the City of Tehran 8 5 8.4 Treated Water Supplies to Tehran 8 5 8.5 Proiected TRWB Water Production and Sales (1974-1986) 8 6 8.6 Estimated Cost of Lar Multi-purpose proiect 8 9 8.7 Estimated Cost of Tehran Surface Water Master Plan 8 10 8.8 Summary of Cost Estimates for Tehran Sewerage Proiect 8 11 Azarbaiian Region 11.1 Groundwater Situation in Azarbaiian 11 1 11.2 Population of principal towns in Azarbaijan (1966 and 1972) 11 3 11.3 Water Supply facilities for Tabriz 11 3 11.4 Connection charoes and water rates in Tabriz 11 4 11.5 Estimated Cost of Tabriz Devlopnment Program 11 5 Esfahan Region 12.1 Groundwater situation in Esfahan 12 1 12.2 Projiected w.ater supply and use in the Esfahan region '12 2 12.3 Ponulation of principal tosnT.MC ECfahan province (1966 and 1972) 12 2 12.4 Water connections in the city of Esfahan (1966-75) 12 4 12.5 Projected population and water, cons "pt4- in Esfahan city (1971-95) 12 6 Forecast of Daily Sewerage quantitlies l Esfahan city (1971-95) 12 7 Fars Region 13.1 Groundwater situation in Fars 13 1 1J.L.
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