Israel fast-tracks wastewater treatment upgrades
- From: Vol 11, Issue 2 (February 2010)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Related Companies: Israel Water Authority
New regulations approved in January mandate tertiary treatment for over 1 million m3/d of Israel’s wastewater treatment capacity. The extra reuse potential could reduce expenditure on desalination.
About $200 million will have to be invested over the next five years to bring municipal wastewater treatment plants in Israel into compliance with new regulations which mandate tertiary treatment.
The updated legislation, which was approved in January by the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environmental Committee, affects about 60 plants with a combined secondary treatment capacity of about 1.1 ...
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