[2014 May] International Program on Seoul Waterworks

1. DRINKING WATER SUPPLY OF AZERBAIJAN
ELKIN RUSTAMOV
elkinrustamov@gmail.com

2. AZERBAIJAN REBUPLIC
• Territory: 86,6 thousand square km
• Population: 9.5 million people
• Capital: Baku
Surface water resources: 36 billion cubic meters
Groundwater resources: 9 billion cubic meters
TURKEY

3. The institutions responsible for water management in
Azerbaijan
 Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
implements out groundwater exploration, monitoring water resources
 “Azersu” OJSC
provides household water supply countrywide and industrial water supply to some enterprises
 Azerbaijan Amelioration and Water Management OJSC
provides agricultural water supply
 Ministry of Emergency Situations
deals with protection of strategic water plants, floods, realizing monitoring and other issues
 Ministry of Public Health
takes control the quality of the water used for drinking

4. The legislative framework for the water governance in
Azerbaijan
 Water Code of the Azerbaijan Republic
 Law on water supply and waste water
 Law on Melioration and Irrigation
 Law on Environmental Protection
 Municipal Water Law
 Law on security of Hydrotechnical facilities and etc.
In addition, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved rules for use of water, sanitary protection
zones, water cadastre and other regulations
Azerbaijan ratified the convention of UN, on "Protection and Use of Transboundary
Watercourses and International Lakes” (Helsinki, 1992)

5. Reconstruction of water sector
In recent years in Azerbaijan is implemented:
o creation and reconstruction of water supply systems in all cities and in most villages
o creation and reconstruction of sewerage systems
o creation and reconstruction of irrigation and drainage systems
o creation and reconstruction of water treatment plants
o creation large and small water reservoirs and etc.
The works are realized by Government of Azerbaijan with the financing of investments of:
 the World Bank
 the Asian Development Bank
 the Islamic Development Bank
 the KfW Bank of Germany
 Sweden’s SECO organization
 the Japanese International Cooperation Agency
 the Korean International Cooperation Agency
 the Saudi Development Fund and other financial institutions

6. Drinking Water Supply Baku
Baku is supplied with drinking water 5 sources:
• I Baku water pipline –groundwater (1916)
• II Baku water pipeline – groundwater (1958)
• Ceyranbatan water pipeline –surface water (water treatment plant) (1961)
(Ultrafiltration system is under constraction 2011-2014 - capacity 6 m3 per second)
• Kur water pipeline –suface water (water treatment plant) (1970)
• Oguz-Gabala-Baku Water pipeline – groundwater (2010)
(capacity 5 m3 per second – number of wells – 79, depth of well 150-170 m)

7. BAKU

8. BAKU
Flame tower

9. BAKU
Crystall hall

10. BAKU
Icherisheher

11. BAKU
Heydar Aliyev Center

12. BAKU
Khazar islands
(under construction)

13. BAKU
Baku Olympic Stadium
(under construction)

14. Azerbaijan
Mud volcano

15. Water Well
(Oğuz region)

16. CASPIAN SEA

17. AzerSpace-1
2013

18. thank you for your attention