The MEDAWARE Project 1 st Annual Meeting Tenerife, Dr. Despo Fatta

Past Activities Kick-off meeting, 27/6/2003 Task 1 (completed, October 2003, m6) Task 2 (completed, Feb. - March 2004, m10) Task 3 (completed, March 2004, m11)  Site Visits (postponed for July)

TASK 1: Determination of the Countries Profile Part A: Geography and Population Part B: Climate and Water Resources Part C: Wastewater and the Use of Non Conventional Water Resources Part D: Agriculture and Irrigation Practices Part E: Water related problems associated with Health and Environment Part F: Water Policy and Institutional Environment

Task 2: Existing Situation related to the operation of UWTPs and the Effluent Disposal Practices with emphasis on the Reuse in the Agricultural Production Number and Location of UWTPs Population served by UWTPs Presentation of the technologies applied Existing effluent quantity and quality in selected plants Prevailing effluent disposal methods and practices Impacts caused by the operation of the UWTP and the disposal practices applied Determination of pollutant removal efficiencies of selected wastewater treatment facilities

Task 3: Analysis of Best Practices and Success Stories Recommendations of the WFD Success stories on agricultural reuse of urban wastewater in Mediterranean countries  Selected cases: Cyprus, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey Other good examples on agricultural reuse of wastewater all over the world  Selected cases: Australia, Kuwait, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and USA

Task 3: Analysis of Best Practices and Success Stories Problems associated with reclaimed water reuse projects Good reuse practises Selection of wastewater treatment methods The cost of wastewater reclamation and reuse

Future Tasks Task 4: Development of Specifications for UWT Technologies and Systems (to be completed by January 2005, m21)  Review of the UWT technologies (m15)  Review of the standards (m15)  Development of technical specifications (m21)  Training on the UWT technologies (postponed up to m26)

Future Tasks Task 5: Development of Specifications for UWT Utilization (to be completed by June 2005, m26)  Review of the UW Reuse Systems focusing on the reuse in agricultural production (m 22) Methods Standards (completed, but can be updated…)  Development of specifications for the reuse in agriculture (m 25) Reduction of pathogens Crop restrictions Application methods Human exposure  Development of guidelines for the storage conditions (m25)  Examination of all limitations/constraints that might hinder sustainable reuse (m25)  Training on the urban wastewater reuse technologies and systems (m 26)

Training Workshops Combined workshops for Tasks 4 and 5 In each country of the Med partners  Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Turkey All actors involved can be invited 2 or 3 days

The road ahead… 2 nd Annual Meeting …most probably combined with one of the countries’ workshops

Task 6: Development of a Methodology and a Database for the Control and Monitoring of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants (m 26-30) Task 7: Development of a Multi-criteria – Guiding Support Software Tool for the Assessment and Valuation of Safe Wastewater Agricultural Reuse (m )

Planning: T= Tasks, M= Meetings M1M1 J2J2 J3J3 A4A4 S5S5 O6O6 N7N7 D8D8 03 J9J9 F 10 M 11 A 12 M 13 J 14 J 15 A 16 S 17 O 18 N 19 D J 21 F 22 M 23 A 24 M 25 J 26 J 27 A 28 S 29 O 30 N 31 D J 33 F 34 M 35 A 36 M 37 J 38 J 39 A 40 S 41 O T1 T2T3 T4 T5T6 T7 M1 M2 M3 M4 International Conference Workshops

Reporting for the next year Progress report:  every 6 months Interim report:  Month 21

Dissemination Publications in Conferences Publications in Journals

Publications D. Hidalgo Barrio, R. Irusta, D. Fatta, A. Papadopoulos, A. Mentzis, M. Loizidou, 'Effective practices on treated wastewater reuse - disinfection systems", International Workshop on the Implementation and Operation of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Plants, Thessaloniki, Greece - 11/12 March 2004.Effective practices on treated wastewater reuse - disinfection systems" Aysegül Aksoy, Celal F. Gökçay, Erkan Sahinkaya, Umay G. Özkan, Kahraman Ünlü, Gülerman Sürücü, "Best Practice Examples for Reuse of Wastewaters in Agricultural Irrigation in the World", International Workshop on the Implementation and Operation of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Plants, Thessaloniki, Greece - 11/12 March 2004."Best Practice Examples for Reuse of Wastewaters in Agricultural Irrigation in the World" I.Imamoglu, S. Girgin, F.D. Sanin, F.B. Dilek, Ü. Yeti, H. Yükseler, C.F. Gökçay, "Municipal Wastewater Management in Turkey: Impacts & Reuse", International Workshop on the Implementation and Operation of Municipal Wastewater Reuse Plants, Thessaloniki, Greece - 11/12 March 2004."Municipal Wastewater Management in Turkey: Impacts & Reuse"

Publications D. Fatta, A. Papadopoulos, A. Mentzis, M. Loizidou, R. Irusta, A. Sandovar, and D. Hidalgo Barrio, ‘The Urgent Need for Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Agricultural Production in the Mediterranean Countries - The MEDAWARE Project’, IWA, World Water Congress and Exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco, September 2004.The Urgent Need for Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Agricultural Production in the Mediterranean Countries - The MEDAWARE Project D. Fatta, M. Al-Rusan, K. Hameed, C. Gokcay, S. Anayiotou and M. Loizidou, ‘The operation of urban wastewater treatment plants and the reuse practices in the MED countries- The Medaware Project’, INCO-MED Water Conference, MEDAQUA II, Amman, Jordan, 14-15/6/2004. D. Fatta, I. Skoula, C. Moustakas, A. Mentzis, A. Papadopoulos, M. Loizidou, Ζ. Salem, K. Hameed, "Existing situation, plans and policies for the wastewater reuse in agriculture in the Med Countries", International Conference on the ‘Protection and Restoration of the Environment VII’, Mykonos, Greece, 28/6 – 1/7, 2004

Publications D. Fatta, I. A. Alaton, C. Gokcay, I. Skoula, A. Papadopoulos, A. Mentzis and M. Loizidou, ‘The status of urban wastewater treatment and the challenge of wastewater reuse in the Mediterranean Basin’, EWRA Symposium - Water Resources Management: Risks and Challenges for the 21st Century, Izmir, Turkey September 2004, (accepted).The status of urban wastewater treatment and the challenge of wastewater reuse in the Mediterranean Basin D. Fatta, G. Ayoub, M. Mountadar, O. Assobhei, A. Papadopoulos and M. Loizidou, ‘Assessment of the existing situation regarding the urban wastewater treatment and reuse in Cyprus, Morocco, and Lebanon’, 5th National Conference of EEDYP for the Integrated Management of Water Resources based on river basins, Xanthi, Greece, 6-9 April, 2005, (accepted).Assessment of the existing situation regarding the urban wastewater treatment and reuse in Cyprus, Morocco, and Lebanon

Publications REWAS, Madrid 2 Papers in International Journal of Environment and Pollution