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[[Category:Country]] [[Category:Malta]] <table><tr><td> [[Image:Maltamap.gif]] </td><td valign="top"><p> __TOC__ </p></td></tr></table> == Highlights == == Overview of Water Resources == Average annual rainfall is around 524 mm. Total surface water resources are estimated at 0.5 million m³/year. The renewable groundwater potential on the Maltese Islands is estimated as being approximately 40 million m³/year. In order not to deplete the storage capacity of the main aquifer without causing salt water intrusion, only 15 million m³/year of groundwater would be potentially extractable. To retain storm discharge, a large number of small dams have been constructed across the drainage lines. Open reservoirs have been constructed along recently made roads to minimize runoff. Total dam capacity is estimated at 154 000 m³. At present 31.4 million m³/year of desalinated water are being produced from four sea water Reverse Osmosis Plants and one brackish water Reverse Osmosis Plant. In 1993, of the total produced wastewater estimated at 23.7 million m³, about 1.82 million m³ was treated and 1.56 million m³ of this was reused. Total water withdrawal, was estimated at 55.68 million m³ in 1995 of which 1.9% is withdrawn for agriculture. Of the total quantity of groundwater used (22.72 million m³), 5.41 million m³ for agricultural. The desalinated water (31.40 million m³) was all used for the provision of potable water in the public supply, which is equal to 65% of the total potable water supply. Of the total reused treated wastewater (1.56 million m³); 1.22 million m³ was reused in agriculture. ==Projects== === UNDP-Projects === <b>National</b>: <b>Regional</b>: === Others === <br> ==Reports== <Report>Malta Sustainable Development Country Profile </Report> == Resources and Links == === Contacts === ; CoP-Members <DynamicPageList> category=Malta category=CoP-Member </DynamicPageList> ; Contacts <DynamicPageList> category=Malta category=CoP-Contact </DynamicPageList> <br>

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