3 municipal wastewater and sludge treatment use in saudi arabia

3 municipal wastewater and sludge treatment use in saudi arabia
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  • Does Saudi Arabia use treated wastewater?
  • The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia uses treated wastewater as a major water source and aims to achieve 100% use of treated wastewater by 2025. This article reviews Saudi Arabia’s treated wastewater utilization status to date.
  • How many wastewater treatment plants are there in Saudi Arabia?
  • There arethirty-three wastewater treatment plants with a capacity of 748 million cubic meters per year, and 15 more are under construction. Water reuse in Saudi Arabia is growing and demanding both at urban and rural areas. The treated wastewater is mainly used for landscaping, irrigation and in industries such as refining.
  • Should Saudi Arabia use treated water to increase groundwater?
  • The Saudi Arabia government and MWE propose to utilize the treated water for industrial purpose and increase groundwater. Wastewater treatment should remove not only nutrients but various contaminants such as heavy metals, organic compounds, and biological pollutants ( Shomar and Dare, 2015 ).
  • Which cities in Saudi Arabia have sewage treatment plants?
  • The medium and large size towns of Saudi Arabia have been equipped with suitable plants for treating wastewater. National Water Company works in Makkah, Al Taif, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Medina sustain sewage treatment plants with secondary and tertiary water treatments.