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Introduction
Perlan is a double-usage facility: in first line it is a storage for hot water and the city is supplied from their. In 1991 six water storages made of aluminum and covered by a glas cupola were activated. The objective is to safeguard the groundwater of the capital area's water protection zones and thereby ensure the highest safety and quality of untreated drinking water in the capital area for the future. On a hill called Öskjuhlíð south of the city center of Reykjavík you can find Perlan (‘pearl’). The water utilities' distribution system serves 45% of the population in Iceland.
Reykjavik water storage
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