Water Quality And Wastewater Treatment Systems In Georgia

Abstract

The paper considers water resources availability, quality and wastewater treatment systems in Georgia. The main pollution of water resources in the country comes from the municipal, industrial and agricultural sectors that cause pollution of water bodies by organic and inorganic matters, chemicals and toxins. The quality of surface water resources are low as a result of dumping of insufficiently treated and untreated sewage heavily urbanized areas. The main wastewater treatment plants in Georgia that discharge municipal sewerage to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins are in poor condition and do not operate well. Actions for sector improvement need to be feasible and focused on areas that can make a real difference in the future. Significant investment effort should be in the pipeline to improve situation in wastewater management sector, to provide monitoring on the quantity and quality of wastewater and renew of municipal wastewater plants.