The water highway currently transfers around 800,000 cubic meters of water a day to Rabat and Casablanca, while studies for a future connection to the Al Massira Dam are nearing completion.
The 70-kilometer water link between the Sebou River and the dam is currently delivering up to 1.2 million cubic meters of water a day, at a flow rate of 15 cubic meters per second.
Of that volume, 800,000 cubic meters are allocated daily to secure drinking water supplies for the Rabat and Casablanca metropolitan areas. The remaining 400,000 cubic meters replenish the dam’s reserves and are helping expand its reservoir over several kilometers.
A dam expert told Le360 that operators adjust the link according to both demand and the amount of water already held in the reservoir, particularly after the heavy rainfall recorded across the region this year.
“We open or close the link’s gates depending on demand,” he said.
The system therefore gives operators room to move water when it is needed while allowing Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah to hold on to more of it when conditions permit.
