Wastewater management, treatment, and reuse in Israel

Abstract

Israel, a water scarce country, had embarked on a national campaign to develop all its water resources and to integrate into water resources management strategy - recommends a comprehensive water conservation and efficient use of water by all users. This strategy stressed that treated wastewater is a valuable water resource and focused on the total wastewater treatment and reuse as a national objective, and the exchange of the treated effluent with the farmers' fresh water allocations. The Dan Region wastewater project is planned to help Israel face the water shortage issue. © 2007 Springer.