The water situation in Tunisia is very critical, said Water Distribution Utility (French: SONEDE) Central Director in charge of water saving Chawki Ben Mansour. The adoption by citizens of water-saving behaviour (around 120 litres a day) could provide 30 million m3 a year, he added.
In an interview with TAP at its TV Studio, the official added that SONEDE had recently conducted an awareness campaign to inform citizens of the critical drinking water situation due to the drought and rainfall deficit.
The water reserves in Tunisia’s dams (the country’s most important supplier of drinking water) are estimated at around 720 million m3, down by some 200 million m3 compared with the same period last year.
SONEDE produces around 720 million m3 of drinking water/year, he added, indicating that Tunisian dams reserves have reached its lowest levels in the various regions.
