 The Asian Development Bank estimated in 2007 that by 2015 a severe supply shortage would occur if the utility did not reduce groundwater abstraction.Nevertheless, DWASA announced in 2012 that it will develop a new wellfield with 46 wells providing 150,000 cubic meters of water per day at a cost of US$63 million, of which US$45 million will be financed by the government of South Korea.In Dhaka, nearly one third of domestic effluents does not receive any kind of treatment.