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R&D Engineer
R&D at İSTANBUL WATER AND SEWERAGE ADMİNİSTRATİON
istanbul, Türkiye
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R&D at İSTANBUL WATER AND SEWERAGE ADMİNİSTRATİON
R&D at İSTANBUL WATER AND SEWERAGE ADMİNİSTRATİON
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istanbul, Türkiye
The first water administration in Istanbul was established in 1869. Water and sewerage services in Istanbul were combined under İSKİ (Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration) in 1981. A subsidy of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, İSKİ is a public body with an autonomous budget. Almost the whole budget income is received from water sales. Its service area covers the whole territory within Istanbul’s borders.
Duties of İSKİ
• To provide water
• To collect, treat and discharge wastewater
• To protect water resources Key Figures on Istanbul
• Total Length of Water Lines : 22.424 km
• Total Length of Waste Water Lines : 22.608 km
• Population Served : 16 million
• Total Service Area of İSKİ : 9.271 km2
• Total Number of Customers : 6.6 million
• Average Daily Water Supply : 2.9 million m3/day
• Total number of staff including personnel of subcontractors : 9.813
• İSKİ provides service by 21 potable water treatment plants and 89 waste water treatment. İSKİ is a public institution. The R&D studies at İSKİ are carried out by the R&D Directorate under the Strategy Development Department and its latest works are listed below:
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Analysing Rainwater Harvesting System to Reduce Climate Change Vulnerability
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