Yeşilçay Drinking Water Plant
Yeşilçay Drinking Water Plant is a plant used to supply drinking water to İstanbul, Turkey. İstanbul The total population of İstanbul is 13 483 052 (as of 2011) which makes İstanbul one of the most populous cities of the world. The rate of annual increase is about 3.45% and the water demand is increasing asymptotically. So one of the most important problems of the municipality is to meet the demand. Yeşilçay Yeşilçay is a river at about east of Anatolian quarters of İstanbul. The headwaters are on the mountainous area of the Kocaeli Peninsula and the river flows to Black Sea in Ağva. The plant There are two water regulators (Sungurlu and İsabey ) on the rivulet and the water is pumped to the purification plant at Emirli via mains pipe. The diameter of the prestressed steel mains pipe is . In the first stage of the project 145 000 000 m3 water has been given to service annually. In the second stage the annual water intake is increased to a total of 335 000 00 ...
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Ağva Yeşilçay İstanbul Province
Ağva is a populated place and resort destination in the Şile district of İstanbul Province, Turkey. History The area around Ağva was a part of ancient Bithynia. During the Ottoman era, Turkmen people were settled around Ağva. Up to 20th century, a sizable Greek population also dwelled in Ağva. However, according to population exchange between Greece and Turkey agreement in the 1920s, they were replaced by Turks from Greece. Geography Ağva is a coastal place at Black Sea, situated between two rivers, Göksu in the west and Yeşilçay in the east. In fact, the name Ağva means "between the rivers". Yeşilçay is known one of the main source of İstanbul urban water system, the Yeşilçay Drinking Water Plant. Its distance to İstanbul centrum is and to Şile . Living With a picturesque scenery, Ağva is one of the popular resorts of İstanbul. In addition to the beach there are many boarding houses and restaurants. Göksu River is well known for boat excursions and ...
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