12 Dec 2011 - 15:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s National Water Co. (NWC) plans to spend $66.4 billion USD on water and wastewater projects over the next eight years, as water consumption grows faster than the kingdom’s burgeoning population, a crisis that threatens its vital oil exports.
The projects will focus primarily on the oil-rich country’s bulging biggest cities.