Greywater reuse: an assessment of the Jordanian experience in rural communities

Water Science and Technology

卷:85

Saleh Al Arni¹  Alsamani A. M. Salih¹  Djamel Ghernaout¹  Mohammed Matouq²  Mahmoud Elwaheidi³ 

[1] Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha'il, P.O. Box 2440, Ha'il 81441, Saudi Arabia;

[2] Faculty of Engineering Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, P.O. Box 4486, Amman-11131, Jordan;

[3] Geology & Geophysics Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;

关键词: greywater;    jordan;    water recycling;    water treatment;   

DOI  :  10.2166/wst.2022.080

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Water conservation is a critical issue, particularly in arid countries and countries that suffer a lack of natural water resources. Jordan is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world; this fact has forced the search for alternative sustainable solutions. With the support of several regional and international organizations, tens of projects were implemented across the country over the past 30 years that aimed to reuse greywater in rural communities. The current review provides a wide overview of Jordan's experience in greywater treatment and its reuse for non-potable purposes in rural areas. To the best knowledge of the authors, the present review is the first to assess the Jordanian experience in this field. Many governmental authorities and non-governmental organizations have been involved in Jordan's experience. The greywater reuse systems were established to achieve advantageous environmental and socio-economic consequences on the rural communities. The strategy of greywater treatment was based on a local on-site greywater treatment system in households or the so-called ‘autonomous water management’. The applied greywater treatment technologies in households were found efficient in rendering greywater adequate for agricultural uses. However, further improvements and territorial expansion of the experiment are needed. HIGHLIGHTS The manuscript provides a wide overview of Jordan's experience in greywater treatment and reuse.;Tens of projects have been experimented over a period of three decades.;Reuse of greywater was implemented in rural areas that severely suffer from lack of water resources.;Most projects are based locally using on-site household implemented systems.;They provided a valid support to socio-economic benefits to urban region inhabitants.;

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