REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT

Water resources

2019
Water abstraction, use and disposal in 2019

In 2019, the water abstraction comprised 2 865.4 mln. cub. m (excluding HPSs), water use – 2 123.7 mln. cub. m (87.3% - agriculture, fish breeding and forestry, 6.7% - industry, communal and construction, 6.0% - drinking). Water losses during transit comprised 741.7 mln. cub. m or 25.9% of water abstraction. In 2019 the volume of discharged waste water comprised 752.7mln. cub. m.

Information on water abstraction, water use, and volumes of losses for 2019 can be downloaded here.

Water abstraction, use and disposal in 2018

In     2018,     the     water     abstraction comprised  2 714.4mln.cub.m,  water  use  – 1 926.5mln.cub.m  (83.1%  –  agriculture,  fish breeding    and    forestry,    7.3%    –    industry, communal and construction, 9.6% – drinking). Water     losses     during     transit     comprised 787.9mln.cub.m    or    29.0%    of    water abstraction.  In  2018  the  volume  of  discharged waste water comprised 612.1mln.cub.m.

Water abstraction, use and disposal in 2017

In 2017, the water abstraction comprised 2 865.4 mln. cub. m, water use – 2 040.0 mln. cub. m (83.7% - agriculture, fish breeding and forestry, 11% - industry, communal and construction, 5.3% - drinking). Water losses during transit comprised 825.4 mln. cub. m or 28.8% of water abstraction. In 2017 the volume of discharged waste water comprised 550.8 mln. cub. m.

Volume of water use and losses by RA regions and Yerevan city, 2017

 

Water
use

Of which: by purpose

Losses during transit transportation

drinking

Industry, communal and construction

agriculture, fish breeding and forestry

Yerevan city

235.4

38.9

58.9

137.6

292.3

Aragatsotn

319.1

5.9

1.6

311.6

62.8

Ararat

547.4

4.5

21.4

521.5

113.2

Armavir

463.7

5.4

23.4

434.9

68.5

Gegharkunik

39.0

13.7

1.6

23.7

25.2

Lori

51.1

11.8

36.5

2.8

44.1

Kotayk

193.9

6.3

4.1

183.5

118.7

Shirak

70.7

10.2

3.7

56.8

44.1

Syunik

94.6

6.7

72.6

15.3

33.1

Vayoc Dzor

16.0

2.6

0.7

12.7

11.8

Tavoush

9.1

1.6

0.7

6.8

11.6

Total  RA

2 040.0

107.6

225.2

1 707.2

825.4

 

Volume of discharged waste water by RA regions, Yerevan city, 2017, mln. cub. m   

 

Discharged waste water, total

of which: by quality

polluted (without purification)

pure according to standards (without purification)

insufficientely purified

Yerevan city

81.2

1.7

2.7

76.8

Aragatsotn

1.2

1.1

0.0

0.1

Ararat

287.2

43.2

239.4

4.6

Armavir

60.9

1.6

50.4

8.9

Gegharkunik

4.0

2.0

0.5

1.5

Lori

29.6

1.5

0.1

28.0

Kotayk

7.8

5.2

2.5

0.1

 Shirak

7.4

0.7

6.6

0.1

 Syunik

60.0

4.7

9.1

46.2

 Vayoc Dzor

8.5

1.1

6.9

0.5

Tavoush

3.0

0.8

1.4

0.8

Total  RA

550.8

63.6

319.6

167.6

 

Water use and disposal in 2016

In 2016, the water abstraction comprised 3 181.9 mln. cub. m, water use – 2 469.9 mln. cub. m (89.7 % - agriculture, fish breeding and forestry, 5.9% - industry, communal and construction, 4.4% - drinking). Water losses during transit comprised 712.0 mln. cub. m or 22.4 % of water abstraction. In 2016 the volume of discharged waste water comprised 769.7 mln. cub. m.

Water abstraction by RA regions and Yerevan city, 2016, mln.cub.m

 

Water abstraction

 

Yerevan city

177.0

Aragatsotn

383.3

Ararat

749.1

Armavir

571.2

Gegharkunik

46.0

Lori

41.9

Kotayk

484.7

Shirak

586.7

Syunik

105.4

Vayoc Dzor

21.5

Tavoush

15.1

Total RA

3 181.9

 

Water abstraction by the basin management areas, 2016, mln. cub.m 

 

Water abstraction

 

Akhuryan

1155.9

Araratyan

363.9

Southern

105.4

Northern

54.9

Hrazdan

1 455.6

Sevan

46.2

Total RA

3 181.9


Water use and disposal in 2015

In 2015, the water abstraction comprised 3271.7 mln. cub. m, water use – 2 533.1 mln. cub. m (90.1 % - agriculture, fish breeding and forestry, 6.1% - industry, communal and construction, 3.8 % - drinking). Water losses during transit comprised 738.6 mln. cub. m or 22. 6 % of water abstraction. In 2015 the volume of discharged waste water comprised 810.8 mln. cub. m.

Water abstraction by RA regions and Yerevan city, 2015
 

Water abstraction
mln.cub.m

Yerevan city

427,6

Aragatsotn

306,3

Ararat

898,7

Armavir

939,5

Gegarkunik

52,0

Lori

53,6

Kotayk

268,3

Shirak

173,8

Syunik

114,7

Vayoc Dzor

20,9

Tavoush

16,3

Total

3271,7


Water use and disposal in 2014

In 2014, the water abstraction comprised 2 860.2 mln. cub. m, water use – 2 112.8 mln. cub. m (85.7 % - agriculture, fish breeding and forestry, 8.5 % - industry, communal and construction, 5.8 % - drinking). Water losses during transit comprised 747.4 mln. cub. m or 26.1 % of water abstraction. In 2015 the volume of discharged waste water comprised 846.5 mln. cub. m.


Reference
Reference on groundwater resources of Ararat Valley /see the Armenian version/

 

Lake Sevan

Minimum prices of release (sale) of accumulated timber for 1 cubic meter (AMD excluding VAT), as a result of cleaning works of forest plantations of Lake Sevan covered by water

Forest areas covered by water due to the increase in the level of Lake Sevan and cleaning activities accomplished in the above mentioned areas.

Water quality of Lake Sevan in July of 2018