Development and implementation of an innovative, brackish water treatment pilot plant for the production of drinking water in communities of Jordan, 2013

ENVIRECO Consulting did not participate in the consortium, but undertook the organization of the final workshop taking place in Amman in April 2013.

This project title took place in Jordan, with the collaboration of the University of Science and Technology of Jordan (Department of Agriculture). It was funded by the Hellenic Aid Program (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

The main objective of this project was the development of a brackish water treatment system for the production of drinking water in order to assist water resources management in Jordan. The project team initially assessed the current situation in the country related to the management of water resources. In addition, estimations for the future per capita needs of drinking water were made. Furthermore, a comparison between the existing Jordanian and European legislative framework on water resources management was executed. Also, the actions that have to be taken and the responsibilities of the competent authorities were defined. Estimation of the economic dimension of the actions and suggestions in relation to the financial strategies that have to be implemented for supporting the project objectives were made. During the project the availability and characteristics (quantitative / qualitative) of brackish water in Jordan as well as existing treatment methods and units of brackish water (infrastructure, technical characteristics, site location, uses of the water produced) were examined. Following the aforementioned examination, a description and evaluation of the methods, practices and brackish water treatment technologies in combination with an analysis of all relevant aspects of health, environment and the risks which derive from the re-use of brackish water were carried out. After the successful completion of the above activities, the design of the pilot system took place, taking into account energy requirements and the brackish water composition. After the completion of the unit construction in Greece, the long testing and optimization of the system performance took place in Greece. To this end, experiments under various operating conditions and of different brackish water characteristics were executed.