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Table 62 Amount of Water Supplied from Natural Resources and Networks 2020-2022* (TURKSTAT, 2024)
Total amount of water Amount of water supp- Amount of water
supplied lied by municipal and supplied by other
village networks networks and own
facilities
2020 2022 2020 2022 2020 2022
Manufacturing
Industry Workplaces 2,842,208 3,065,013 47,271 58,191 2,794,938 3,006,822
Thermal Power Plants 8,290,295 8,907,836 789 5,015 8,289,507 8,902,822

Mining Operations 282,981 291,233 3,531 3,443 279,449 287,790
Household 3,709,482 3,793,609 3,641,848 3,719,807 67,635 73,802

*(Water and Wastewater Statistics, 2022)

C.3.1. Drinking and Potable Water

Since Türkiye is located in the Mediterranean climate zone, it is among the countries adversely
affected by climate change. In addition, the loss and leakage rate in drinking and potable water
supply and distribution systems throughout Türkiye is at levels in need of improvement. In ad-
dition, rapid population growth and sudden demographic changes also increase the demand
for drinking and potable water and thus lead to increased pressure on natural water resources.
While it is predicted that the rate of urbanization in the world will reach 70% in 2050, this rate
is already over 70% in Türkiye.

Therefore, effective water management and infrastructural development are of vital importance
for ensuring “water supply security”, which can be defined as ensuring sustainable, equitable
and reasonable access to water in sufficient quantity and quality. In this context, “Gaziantep
Source-to-Tap Drinking Water Security Plan Preparation Project”, which is the first drinking wa-
ter security project of Türkiye, was carried out by the General Directorate of Water Management
of the MoAF between 2021-2023 in the provincial centre of Gaziantep, which was selected as
the pilot province, under the beneficiary of Gaziantep Water and Sewerage Administration. Gui-
dance documents and annexes related to the project are available at https://www.tarimorman.
gov.tr.
In addition, the By-law on the Protection of Drinking and Potable Water Basins was published
in the Official Gazette dated 28.10.2017 and numbered 30224 and entered into force. Within the
scope of the By-law, basin protection plans are prepared with a scientific study by taking into
account the characteristics of each drinking-water basin in order to ensure the protection and
improvement of the quality of drinking-water resources in a way that does not endanger human
health and minimises the treatment needs and costs required for use as drinking-water.
Within the scope of the monitoring of Drinking Water Treatment Plants and Disinfection Units
by MoAF, the inlet and outlet waters of the Drinking Water Treatment Plants of 81 provinces are
monitored within the framework of the provisions of the “By-law on the Quality and Treatment
of Water Supplying Drinking Water” published in the Official Gazette dated 06/07/2019 and
numbered 30823, and as a result of the evaluations made, the revision needs of the facilities are
determined and the said needs are notified to the relevant municipalities every year.

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