What water does a construction site need?
| Use on site | Water type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking water for workers, welfare units | Sweet (potable) | Must come from a drinking-water-only tanker |
| Concrete mixing and curing | Sweet | Never salt water — it corrodes reinforcement |
| Cleaning tools, wheels, slabs | Sweet | |
| Soil compaction | Salt (non-potable) or sweet | Salt water via separate partner tankers |
| Dust suppression, site roads | Salt (non-potable) | Keeps dust down on unpaved areas |
Why sweet and salt water come in different trucks
Dubai Municipality’s guideline for unbottled drinking water says a drinking-water tanker must not be used for anything else. So our own tanker carries sweet water only, and salt water for earthworks always arrives in a separate partner tanker. For a contractor, that also means workers’ drinking water is never at risk from a truck that carried salt water the day before.
Built around villa plots and small sites
Dubai’s building pipeline is busy — Dubai Municipality reported more than 30,000 building permit applications in the first half of 2025, around 20% up on the year before — and much of it is villas and small buildings. These plots need steady, modest volumes: a 2,500-gallon load every day or two rather than one giant delivery. That is exactly what our truck is sized for.
Planning deliveries around truck restrictions
Heavy trucks face time-based road bans in Dubai — from 1 October 2026, for example, trucks are banned from Sheikh Zayed Road between 6 am and 10 pm. A fixed early or late slot avoids the worst of it, so your site isn’t waiting on water mid-pour. Use the calculator below to size your weekly trips, then send us the numbers.