Water Transmission from The Aras River to Lake Urmia in the West Azerbaijan Area Project name: Water Transmission from The Aras River to Lake Urmia in the West Azerbaijan Area Status Completed Registration Date 2018/09/29 Update Date 2019/11/27 Manager West Azerbaijan Regional Water Company Goals Transmission of the surplus water resources from the reservoir of Aras Dam to Lake Urmia in an attempt to environmental restoration of it Providing drinking water to cities and villages on the transmission line Schedule 1st Phase Studies Executive Actions Annual inter-basin water transfer capacity; 146 million cu. m Maximum design water harvesting capacity: 19.6 cu.m/s Diversion canal length: 140 km Stream diversion structures including: Pipes, flume and tunnel Tunnel length: 14800 m Pumping steps: 6 Dynamic pumping lift: 660 m Geography Location West Azerbaijan Province, Iran