The Konya Metropolitan Municipality is constructing a "Wastewater Reclamation Facility" right next to the Karapınar Wastewater Treatment Plant with the aim of ecologically restoring the dried-up Meke Lake.
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay announced in a written statement that the KOSKİ General Directorate is constructing the Wastewater Reclamation Facility with the aim of restoring Meke Lake to its former glory.
Altay emphasized the important role that the Wastewater Reclamation Facility, which will be built right next to the Karapınar Wastewater Treatment Plant, will play in maintaining the water level in Meke Lake and irrigating the green areas around the lake. He stated:
"The wastewater generated from our Karapınar district center is treated in this treatment plant. The treated wastewater can also be used for environmental purposes with the ongoing construction of the reclamation facility. This way, we will create a reclaimed water source. We are implementing the reclamation and water transmission facility in stages. In the first stage, the construction of the units at the Karapınar Wastewater Treatment Plant is being completed, and in the second stage, the electromechanical structures and transmission lines of the facility are planned. We have reached 75% completion for the first stage, which has an approximate cost of 25 million Turkish lira, following the contract we signed with the contractor. Hopefully, we will breathe new life into Meke Lake. With the support of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, our reclamation facility, which is currently under construction, will extend an 8.5-kilometer transmission line to Meke Lake, enabling the transfer of 7,000 cubic meters of treated water daily. I wish it to bring goodness and prosperity to our city and district in advance."
