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Israel, Cyprus & Jordan: Graywater recycling systems
A start-up of less than a year, based in Haifa and supported by the Technion, announced that they are able to save 40% of household water. With a workforce of 4 people, the Water Arc company has developed a technology to treat and redirect the "gray water" from showers, toilets or washing machines. This water is cleaned and distributed to hunt food and water hoses.
On the other hand, Cyprus has initiated a subsidy program for households to install graywater reuse systems for domestic landscaping and toilet flushing. There is also documentation of graywater reuse at certain hotels. Dual plumbing systems have also been introduced to allow the reuse of graywater in toilet flushing (Kambanellas 1999). Cyprus has a rich experience on that technique. A scheme has been put into practice in Cyprus, for subsidizing the recycling of "grey water" for irrigation and/or for operating the WC`s in households or buildings. With this practical measure there is a conservation of drinking water from 35% - 40% of the per capita water consumption. Recycling of grey water started on an experimental basis in 1997 and continued right through 1998. To date the Recycling of grey water has become part of the Integrated Water Demand Management of Cyprus.
In Jordan as well, there is a need to improve the efficiency of water use by customers. Examples of such ‘demand side management' improvements include the use of low-water-use fittings (faucets, showers, toilets etc), improvement of plumbing codes to ensure better quality plumbing, and the reuse of graywater. The Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) in Jordan has published a report on that.
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Sarah Lawan Gana: Service Scientifique - Ambassade de France a Tel Aviv, 1/28 Ben Yehuda - Migdalor 63801 Tel Aviv - Israel/ Francois Moille - ADIT/ INWRDAM / C. A. Kambanellas, BSc, PhD, Executive Engineer I, Water Development Department, CY-1413, Nicosia, Cyprus.
(email: science@ambfr-il.org ; science@ambafrance-il.org ; inwrdam@nic.net.jo; kambanel@cytanet.com.cy) |
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| News type | Inbrief |
| File link |
http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/56106.htm |
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| Source of information | Service Scientifique - Ambassade de France a Tel Aviv/ ADIT (http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com) |
| Keyword(s) | greywater |
| Subject(s) | ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , WATER QUALITY |
| Relation | http://www.graywater.net/ |
| Geographical coverage | Israel, Cyprus, Jordan |
| News date | 01/10/2008 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH , FRENCH |
