Water scarcity, a major problem for northern Deir ez-Zor locals

Residents of al-Dashisha, north of Deir ez-Zor (40km east of al-Shadadi), nearby the borders with Iraq, are suffering a lack of potable drinking water.
The suffering of the people continues despite the establishment of a desalination plant by the Autonomous Administration, where Abdulqader Musleh, the director of al-Dashisha water plant told North-Press that the plant “despite alleviating the suffering of the people, its capacity is limited”.

Suggested solutions
Regarding the proposed solutions to deal with the water crisis in the area, the station manager pointed out that “if there is another bigger water plant than the current one, the problem would be solved”, he pointed out that the capacity of the current station is 4-5 cubic meters per hour (about 24 barrels), as it feeds about 40% of the region’s needs of water.
He also said that al-Dashisha is known for its salinity of soil and water, therefore, it needs another plant with a capacity of 15-20 m3/hour, indicating that if such a station was available, 90% of the region’s needs would be covered.

Salinity of water and soil
Yassin Khalaf, a resident of al-Dashisha, spoke about the lack of water and the salinity of underground wells, as it is undrinkable and unusable.
Mr. Khalaf pointed out that despite the opening of the first station, the suffering of the people is still continuing, as a result of the station’s incapability to cover the needs of the region, hoping the administration would open a new station with larger capacity to meet the needs of the region.