On the effectiveness of reusing treated wastewaters by infiltration ponds in coastal farmlands.
Preliminary investigation on insights from the Korba site, Tunisia
H. Chaieb, R. Moncef
Direction generale des ressources en eau, Ministere de l'agricolture et de l'environment (DGRE), Tunis, Tunisia
N. Ouerfelli
National Office of Sanitation (ONAS), Tunis, Tunisia
M. Laghi, L. Magagnini
CURSA, University Consortium for Socioeconomic and Environmental Research, Campobasso, Italy
O. Tosatto
M3E S.r.l., Padova, Italy
A. De Angelis, F. Sollazzo
Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, Rome, Italy
P. Teatini
Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
ABSTRACT
Treated wastewater (TWW) reuse has increasingly been integrated in the planning
and development of water resources in Tunisia. Specifically, the recharge of Korba
aquifer (Cap Bon) by treated wastewater (TWW) via infiltration basin is monitored
since December 2008 for the changes occurring in groundwater quality. The aim of
the present paper, elaborated in the framework of the EU funded IMPROWARE Project
(Innovative Means to Protect Water Resources in the Mediterranean Coastal Areas
through Re-Injection of Treated Water) is to review the available data and investigate
the impact of recharging a deteriorate aquifer by treated wastewater through
infiltration ponds.
