Reuse of treated municipal wastewater in irrigation: a case study from Lebanon and Jordan |
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| Authors: | Majida Mcheik Joumana Toufaily Bachar Haj Hassan Tayssir Hamieh Marie Therese Abi Saab Youssef Rouphael Enrico Ferracin Berardo da shio Ibrahim Bashabshah Luna Al Hadidi |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Ministry of Agriculture, Bir Hassan, Lebanon;2. MCEMA, Lebanese University (LU), Hadath, Lebanon;3. LEADDER, EDST‐LU, Hadath, Lebanon;4. Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute, Fanar, Lebanon;5. University of Naples, Naples, Italy;6. ACCBAT Lebanon;7. Istituto per la Cooperazione Universitaria, Roma, Italy;8. ACCBAT Jordan, Istituto per la Cooperazione Universitaria, Roma, Italy;9. National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, Jordan |
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| Abstract: | In this study, we present the results of scenarios where secondary‐treated municipal wastewater was used for table grapes irrigation in the region of Ablah, Bekaa valley in Lebanon, and fodder crops irrigation (vetch and barley) in the region of Ramtha in Jordan. In Lebanon, we carried out experiments to assess the response of drip‐irrigated table grapes grown under two water quality regimes (Freshwater (FW) and treated wastewater (TW) and two water levels (100% of evapotranspiration (ETc) and 75% of ETc). While in Jordan, we carried out experiments to assess the response of drip‐irrigated fodder crops considering 4 irrigation levels (Q1: Rain fed; Q2: 80% of ETc; Q3: 100% of ETc; Q4: 120% of ETc) and three crop patterns (C1: Barley 100%; C2: Vetch 100%; C3: Mix 50% barley and 50% vetch). Based on the production and quality components, table grapes were successfully grown on plots that are supplied with TW. Fodder crops were successfully grown using TW with remarkable increase in biomass and grain yield production for the irrigated treatments. |
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| Keywords: | fodder crops microbial contamination table grapes wastewater treated effluent water reuse |
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