Iraq: Clean Water for Conflict-Affected Iraqis near Mosul

Apr 5, 2017 | Danish Refugee Council
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In March 2017, as Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) advanced west from the outskirts of Mosul towards the Quba Pump Station on the bank of the Tigris River, IS fighters in the area attempted to destroy critical parts of the water project as they retreated in order to deny civilians in recently-retaken East Mosul their access to clean, safe water. Located on the edge of East Mosul in Northern Iraq, the Quba Pump Station covers an area of over 100,000 m2 and is one of the largest water treatment and pumping projects in the area. Before the outbreak of conflict, the network treated water drawn from the nearby Tigris River and pumped it into 39 of Mosul’s eastern neighborhoods, bringing safe, clean water to over 800,000 people there and a further 50,000 people in the town of Telkaif and surrounding villages to the north of Mosul.