The deal also provides for the entry of government workers to fix Ain Fijeh, which sustained damage during the weeks-long battles.
The rebels accused the government forces' shelling of rendering the spring out of service, while the government said the Nusra militants cut off the water, using it as a weapon against the government.
Maintenance workers withdrew on Saturday after the Nusra militants fired sniper shots at them.
Last week, the UN has warned that the water crisis afflicting the Syrian capital may constitute a war crime, without identifying the party responsible for the water crisis.
"In Damascus itself, 5.5 million people have had their water supplies cut or minimized," the UN's humanitarian adviser to Syria, Jan Egeland, said.
The tension in Barada Valley has also threatened a Russian-Turkish brokered truce in Syria.
The truce, or the cessation of hostility agreement which went into effect in Syria on Dec. 30, was hailed by both the opposition and the government alike, each trusting his regional ally.
But as the truce was observed across the country, save for areas under the control of the Islamic State (IS) and Nusra Front, the Barada Valley couldn't enjoy the same respite as cutting the water from the capital seemed a redline to the government.
The government defended its offensive in that area, saying the Nusra Front is a main rebel power behind the water outage, and is excluded from the Russian-Turkish cease-fire deal.
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