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3.2.4. TASK 1.4 WASTEWATER REUSE Objectives Provide increased efficiency to water resources through improved economic returns to treated wastewater. Background Wastewater reuse is one of the most promising options for expanding water supply to the agricultural sector. By 2017, urban and industrial water users are projected to discharge about 14 billion cubic meters of wastewater, nearly double the volume of discharges in 2000. In addition to the volumetric increase, capital investment projects in the urban wastewater sector will improve the quality of wastewater discharges so that a greater percentage will meet or exceed quality standards specified in the Egyptian Code of Reuse of Treated Wastewater. Under APRP, IRG prepared policies and procedures for improved urban wastewater discharge and reuse. Under IWRM I, IRG provided technical assistance, guidelines and commodity support for a 10-feddan demonstration site for using treated waste water for irrigating a variety of commercial crops in accordance with the Egyptian Code for Reuse of Treated Wastewater in Agriculture. The code represents the legal foundation regulating cropping activities using wastewater for irrigation and will remove significant risk from private potential users of treated wastewater for irrigation of agricultural crops. Expected Results Expected results are increased economic returns to treated wastewater, either as reflows into drainage canals and the Nile River or as inputs into the cultivation of crops and/or plants, in accordance with existing or revised wastewater reuse standards. Expected Outputs (Deliverables) Deliverables include: • Prepare a feasibility study that elaborates alternative uses for treated wastewater (including the irrigation of crops and/or trees grown in desert lands adjacent to existing wastewater treatment plants and/or transport back to main river channels through drainage canals); determines costs and benefits of alternatives; and recommends a strategy for maximizing economic returns to treated wastewater. • If the feasibility study determines that treated wastewater should be used for crop production, the Contractor shall work with relevant GOE organizations and interested private investors to negotiate project terms and conditions, obtain required permits, and monitor implementation. • Assist in the formation of new public–private partnership agreements. Partners Partners for this task will include MWRI, Ministry of Housing, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, Water and Wastewater Holding Co., water users, farmers, private investors, and local councils. Approach IWRM II will carry out a set of interrelated activities to assess, design, and implement a program to demonstrate and then replicate the utilization of treated wastewater, thereby increasing the economic returns on the investment in treatment and farm incomes. Annual Work Plan Year 1(January–December 2009) 22
Water Reuse Feasibility Study – To achieve the expected results, during Year 1 IWRM II will conduct a feasibility study on water reuse that will address the relevant issues in order for Egypt to capitalize on the availability of treated wastewater in the agricultural sector. In developing the IWRM II feasibility study, IWRM II will build on the results and lessons learned from this work. In advance of the study, IWRM II will confer with partner organizations to organize a steering committee to review the Terms of Reference for the feasibility study and provide guidance and feedback. The feasibility study will feature assessment of technical, financial, environmental, and institutional aspects and identify potential partnerships that could finance and implement water reuse programs. Specific elements of the study will include: • Assess the benefits and costs of alternative uses of treated wastewater. The two main alternatives that will be assessed are irrigating cropland in close proximity to treated wastewater sources and transporting wastewater back to main river channels. The study will elaborate rules that can be applied in selecting between these options for specific sites so as to maximize economic returns. • Develop a list of targets of opportunity for demonstrating water reuse. In cooperation with The Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), IWRM II will compile a list of wastewater discharge points and assess proximity of treatment sites to cultivated cropland and potential for converting old/idle lands near these sites to irrigated crop production. In smaller towns and villages, IWRM II will examine the cost and efficiency of centralized versus decentralized wastewater treatment and the implications of both options for distributing treated water to water users. • For a selected number of treatment sites, assess wastewater quality in comparison to requirements in the water reuses code. Where water is not of requisite quality, IRG will determine with HCWW options for improving it. In addition, IWRM II will estimate the costs (if any) of distributing the treated water to water users. • Identify potential environmental impacts of treatment and utilization options that will help guide Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development for concrete projects. • Identify and assess financing and implementation partners, including government organizations and the private sector. Water Reuse Implementation Plan – In addition to conducting the feasibility study, during Year 1 IWRM II will provide guidance on the design of an implementation plan or strategy to translate recommendations of the study into actionable follow-up activities. During Year 2, IWRM II will begin working with MWRI, MALR, the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the Ministry of Housing, HCWW, farmers, and private sector partners to implement water reuse in priority areas. The role of IWRM II will be to provide technical assistance and support partnerships and broker financing. Specific activities include: • Working with GOE organizations to select wastewater treatment plants for water reuse and preparing an implementation plan tailored to the specific sites, local treatment plants, IWMDs, and BCWUAs. • Confirming institutional, technical, social, and financial feasibility and sustainability of selected projects. • Identifying, negotiating, and contracting with private investors to participate in financing water reuse projects. • Conducting EIAs and assisting project implementers to obtain required permits. • Assisting project implementers in establishing M&E procedures, including elaboration of benchmarks and targets. Annual Work Plan Year 1(January–December 2009) 23
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