Azatamut village in Tavush Province will have 24-hour water supply for the first time since its establishment. Built in the 1970s for employees of the Bentonite Plant, Azatamut is now home to around 3,450 residents. A total of 768 customers in the village receive water services from Veolia Water. Since its establishment, ensuring a reliable water supply has been one of the most serious challenges facing Azatamut. Numerous attempts were made over the years to address the issue, but they did not produce the desired results. For decades, residents of Azatamut received drinking water for just 1.5–2 hours a day, while the situation often became even more difficult during the summer months. Around a year and a half ago, Veolia Water undertook a comprehensive effort to find a long-term solution to the problem. Following detailed studies, a new water well was identified, after which extensive drilling and construction works were launched.
A pump was installed in the well, and around 600 linear metres of new water pipeline were constructed and connected to the existing network. At the same time, a new pumping station was built, equipped with the necessary technical infrastructure and housed in a separate building. As a result, the capacity of the system increased significantly. Whereas previously only 4 litres of water per second were pumped to the daily regulation reservoir, this figure has now reached 10.5 litres per second. This improvement has made it possible to completely transform the water supply regime in the village. Today, Azatamut has a 24-hour water supply. For the community, this is far more than another infrastructure project. It is a transformational change that brings an end to decades of water shortages and creates a completely new daily reality based on a reliable and stable water supply.
