World's largest desalinated water reservoir unveiled in the desert

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17 Jan 2018

On Monday, the United Arab Emirates unveiled the world's largest desalinated water reserve in the middle of Abu Dhabi's Liwa desert. It holds 5.6 billion gallons of water and cost $435 million to build. This reservoir connects to 315 underground wells and has enough water to supply one million people with 47 gallons of water each every day for 3 months.

The construction for this project, which entails water being pumped from a coastal plant into the Liwa desert, began in 2010. As it often rains less than 10cm per year in the UAE, a large supply of freshwater is important.

Storie and video by CNN.