Project Summary

Nablus wastewater treatment plant has been in operation for the last two years with a capacity of 10,000 m3/day of treated wastewater. A small amount of the treated wastewater has been used for irrigation in agricultural projects (only about 233 m3 in the year 2017). Therefore; other applications of the treated wastewater are necessary for the sustainability of the plant. The ready-mix concrete industry in Palestine is huge (more than 50 plants) and considered one of the largest consumers of freshwater. Therefore, this research project aimed to investigate the potential utilization of the treated wastewater from Nablus WWTP in the production of concrete by conducting an additional series of testing concrete samples (an extra testing pilot). This extra testing pilot was considered as an integration of the SRP which was implemented at the PPU as part of the PADUCO-2 project “Reuse of Wastewater from the Stone Industry in Production of Ready-Mix Concrete and Cast Stone”.

Project Objectives 


The main objectives of the project were:

  1. Integration of the current SRP at the PPU about “Reuse of Wastewater from the Stone Industry in Production of Ready Mix Concrete and Cast Stone” with the new initiative of reuse of treated wastewater from Nablus WWTP in production of ready mix concrete. 
  2. Testing additional series of concrete samples made with wastewater from Nablus WWTP.
  3. Reuse of part of the treated wastewater produced daily by the Nablus WWTP in concrete production will contribute to the sustainability of the water sector in Palestine and save substantial amounts of freshwater from the concrete industry for human and domestic use

Project Team


Name: Dr. Nabil Al-Joulani

University: Palestine Polytechnic University

Email: njoulai@ppu.edu

      Name: Dr. Maria Kennedy

Organization: IHE-Delft

Email: m.kennedy@un-ihe.org

Name: Eng. Jawad Al Haj

University: Palestine Polytechnic University

 

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Small Grant Facilities (SGF)

Research Summary : 

Nablus wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) has been in operation for the last two years with a capacity of 10,000 m3/day of treated wastewater. A small amount of the treated wastewater has been used for irrigation in agricultural projects (only about 233 m3 in the year 2017). Therefore; other applications of the treated wastewater are necessary for the sustainability of the plant. The ready-mix concrete industry in Palestine is huge (more than 50 plants) and considered one of the largest consumers of freshwater.