▁lands . ▁They ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁rent ▁for ▁land ▁and ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁land l ords ▁who ▁could ▁afford ▁to ▁fin ance ▁all ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁required ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁q an ats , ▁for ▁they ▁were ▁relatively ▁wealth y . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁Saf i ▁As fi ya , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁q an ats ▁of ▁Iran ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁regime , ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Iran ▁had ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁q an ats ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁dis charge ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁lit ers ▁per ▁second ▁or ▁ 1 8 . 2 ▁billion ▁cub ic ▁meters ▁per ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁another ▁report ▁was ▁published ▁reve aling ▁that ▁in ▁Iran ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁q an ats ▁of ▁which ▁just ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁use , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁output ▁of ▁ 5 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁lit / se ▁or ▁ 1 7 . 3 ▁billion ▁cub ic ▁meters ▁per ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁a ▁reform e ▁program ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁White ▁Revolution ▁was ▁declared ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁Shah . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁articles ▁of ▁this ▁program ▁addressed ▁the ▁land ▁reform ▁that ▁let ▁pe as ants ▁take ▁ownership ▁of ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁land l ords ’ ▁lands . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁land ▁reform ▁meant ▁that ▁the