Oman’s Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) said that potable water from the Wadi Dayqah reservoir is likely flow into the water grid supplying parts of Muscat Governorate by early 2019, according to a report.

PAEW envisages a supply of around 67,000 cu m per day from the reservoir in Qurayyat Wilayat, said the Oman Observer report.

When operational in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, it will represent the first ever effort by Oman’s authorities to tap a surface water reservoir for potable water distribution purposes, it added.

“PAEW has assessed the average capacity of the Wadi Dayqah project for drinking water purposes at 67,000 cu m per day. The balance of productive capacity is reserved for agricultural irrigation. In an emergency, for short durations, the agricultural supply may be diverted for drinking water, with total capacity up to 125,000 cu m per day,” Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) said in its recently published 7-Year Outlook Statement (2016-2022).