00.0%
of water was taken from dams, 00.0%, of the water was drawn from
wells, 00.0% from lakes and 0% and 0.0% from ponds and sea respectively.
According to data provided by Turkey Statistical Institute in
0000, about 000 Liters of water per person per day was provided by the
municipal water supply networks. Similarly amount of water available
per person in three major cities,istanbul, Ankara and Izmir was found
to be 000, 000 and 000 Liters respectively TSI, 0000 Another considerable
reason for high use of groundwater is for the agricultural
purposes and the driving force is, low prices of irrigation water. Pricing
of irrigation water is based on land area but water fees should be
regulated according to the volumetric water consumption [0].