Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, which has implemented important projects in combating climate change and drought, from renewing the infrastructure to protecting existing resources, from afforestation to the use of renewable energy resources, continues its work at full speed to bring Çınarcık Dam water to the city.
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Alinur Aktaş said that life continues with water and the usage areas of water cover the whole life.
Stating that they made an important note in the history of Bursa, Mayor Aktaş said that he was very happy both as the mayor and as a citizen.
Stating that they provide various information about water saving and conscious use of water in every medium, Mayor Aktaş reminded that BUSKİ, which delivers healthy drinking water to more than 1 million 500 thousand subscribers, reduced the loss and illegality rate of drinking water in the central districts to below 20 percent, thanks to its infrastructure investments.
Stating that they are the first in Turkey in preventing water loss and leakage and that they crowned their success by receiving an award from First Lady Erdoğan in January 2023, Aktaş stated that they were able to monitor 979 different points in Bursa with the Scada management system and immediately intervene in the points where water loss and leakage was detected. Mayor Aktaş stated that they set an example for all water administrations in producing their own energy with the built Hes, Ges and Sludge Incineration Facilities and said, “We provide 17 percent of our energy from our renewable energy facilities. We truly underline our promise of 'We are an environmentally friendly municipality' and provide wastewater treatment to cover 93 percent of Bursa. We are the water and canal administration that received the highest number of quality certificates from TSE, with 8. Among all water and canal administrations, we were the first to receive 2 quality certificates in Turkey and the first in Bursa. In addition, our current laboratories are internationally qualified. We are first among all water and canal administrations with the number of 2 parameters we accredit in the laboratory. We increase this number to over 299 within a month. We will break our own record. A total of approximately 400 thousand kilometers of drinking water lines were manufactured by BUSKİ between 1989 and 2023. We increased the number of irrigation ponds and facilities for the efficiency and diversification of agricultural production in Bursa, the agricultural city. 13 biological wastewater treatment plants, 17 drinking water treatment plants, 4 packaged wastewater treatment plants, 52 packaged drinking water treatment plants, 38 pesticide tanks/pools, 315 water tanks, 340 irrigation facilities, 85 we have a pond. "BUSKİ's work is a source of pride for us," he said.
“WE WILL FINISH IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2025”
Aktaş stated that when the Çınarcık Drinking Water Project, which will be the 'lifeline' in meeting the city's water needs, is completed, Bursa will not have a water shortage until 2060, and that 75 million cubic meters of drinking water and 70 million cubic meters of potable water will be provided annually from Çınarcık Dam to BUSKİ. He stated that a total of 145 million cubic meters of water was allocated annually.
Reminding that their projects were carried out by DSI and that they signed a loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the French Development Agency in order to realize the investments, Aktaş said, “We tendered the project for 130 million Euros. Within the scope of the project, we will build 68 km transmission line, 3 water tanks and a drinking water treatment facility with a daily capacity of 300 thousand cubic meters. We hope to finish it in the second half of 2025. We have already started production. Some of the pipes we will use in the transmission line that will carry the project, which will be a lifeline to Bursa, to the city have a huge diameter of 2 meters and 20 cm. We continue on our way by breaking our own records and raising our service bar even higher every day. "I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the project," he said.
