An additional tank is also installed with a capacity of 20,000 m3. It consists of 62 wells of medium depth. The design of the project amounts to 200,000 m3. It includes a treatment plant with accessories, a housing village and tanks with a capacity of 150,000 m3 in addition to a number of grounds and top tanks. Water is supplied to Riyadh through two 1100 mm diameter parallel pipelines.
Water is supplied through pipelines and pumping stations to Riyadh.
This trend of potable water projects in the Kingdom is considered a new and advanced development, which ensures upgrading of services to supply water in the required quantity and quality. The Ministry has adopted this trend of project in various regions as a result of a thorough study based on the experiences of the Ministry in this field. Results have proved economic and developmental viability of such projects. It is with this type of projects that the need for several wells and small projects is eliminated. It is now a matter of one well field that supplies water to the inhabitants of a certain region.