Istanbul Technical University - Mohammed Alzaboot - Master of Environmental science

1. WATER REUSE REGULATION
JORDAN
Mohammed Alzaboot
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2. WHERE IS JORDAN
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Turkey
Jordan
Palestine

3. WATER SCARICTY IN JORDAN
Jordan has one of the lowest levels of water resource
availability, per capita, in the world.
Water scarcity will become an even greater problem
over the next two decades as the population doubles
and climate change potentially makes precipitation
more uncertain and variable, particularly in this
region.

4. - Treated wastewater is now being considered as new
source of water in Jordan.
- 93% of treated wastewater from treatment plants are
reused as a source of water in the year 2007.
Treated waste water : 86.5 MCM
Quantity of wastewater reused : 80.2 MCM

5. NATIONAL WATER STRATEGY 2009 -2022
Jordan’s newly adopted “Water Strategy 2009-2022“
specifically focuses on wastewater treatment and reuse aspects,
with concrete aims and requirements.
It ensures that treated effluent complies with recently modified
national standards (JS893-2006) and all treatment units meet the
required quality, which is appropriate for reuse in agricultural
activities and other non-domestic purposes, including groundwater
recharge.

6. JORDANIAN STANDARD - 2006

7. JORDANIAN GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS

8. JORDANIAN GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS
According to the Jordanian standard (JS893/2006), it is not allowed to:
1- Discharge any raw sewage into the environment
2- Irrigate crops, which are eaten raw, with treated effluent regardless of
water quality.
3- Irrigate crops that are eaten cooked unless the fecal coliforms are less
than 1000/100 ml and the nematode eggs count is less than 1/liter
4- Irrigate crops and tress (including fruit trees) which are exposed to
animal feed
5- Use Sprinklers for irrigation except for golf courses

9. JORDANIAN GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS
- The irregation with reclaimed water for fruit trees should be stopped
before 2 weeks of collecting fruits without collecting fruits that
touching the soil or which fall down on the ground.
- it is not allowed to use the reclaimed water for the artificial
recharge of groundwater aquifers to injected to the ones that used for
drinking

10. JORDANIAN GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS

11. QUALITY CONTROL - 2006
- The owner of the reclaimed water treatment station
should be obligated with the Jordanian standards and
making Lab tests regularly
- The operator require to take one sample every two hours
for 24 hour depending on the next table, and the
regulator is free to collect and take whatever it want to be
tested later.
- The repetition of taking the samples must be as the next
table.

12. QUALITY CONTROL - 2006
The
evaluation
period
The repetition of taking samples Treatment Plant
Regulator Operator Kind
3 months
Regular tests 2 monthly
Physical and chemical tests 2 daily
Intestinal eggs 2 monthly
Regular tests 8 monthly
Physical and chemical tests 3 daily
Intestinal eggs 4 monthly
Mechanical
6 months
Regular tests 1 monthly
Physical and chemical tests 1 daily
Intestinal eggs 1 monthly
Regular tests 4 monthly
Physical and chemical tests 3 daily
Intestinal eggs 2 monthly
Natural
6 months
Regular tests 1 monthly
Physical and chemical tests 1 daily
Intestinal eggs 1 monthly
Regular tests 4 monthly
Physical and chemical tests 3 daily
Intestinal eggs 2 monthly
For small living towns
Regular tests : BOD , COD , TSS , NH4 , T-N , NO3
Physical and chemical tests : pH , DO , RCL2 , Turbidity , Temprature

13. QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISIM - 2006
- The water samples should be taken as showed in the table
- If there is wrong in the tests results for the reclaimed water which is used for
discharege to streams and water bodies or agriculture, another sample should
be taken from the water to ensure about the results again, if there is still result
that not adequate with standards, the operator should be informed about
that to correct the situation as much fast as possible showing the steps taken
for that.
- If there is wrong in the tests results for other types of reclaimed water,
another sample should be taken from the water to ensure about the results
again, if there is still result that not adequate with standards, the operator
should be informed about that to correct the situation within 3 months
otherwise the using of reclaimed water will be stopped.

14. COST OF RECLAIMED WATER IN JORDAN
- The cost of treating 1m3 of wastewater although varying
from one area to another depending on the type of
project, treatment employed and the place.
- The average tariff of reclaimed water for irrigation
purposes is 10 Fils/m3 and 50 Fils/m3 for industrial reuses
including power generating and cooling (MWI website)
To make scense 50 Fils is about 0.71 US Dolar

15. Thank you