Wastewater management system for temporary households : case study : al-Zaatari refugee camp

Dissertant

al-Ubaydi, al-Qasim E.

Thesis advisor

al-Musawi, Tariq J.

Comitee Members

Abd al-Hadi, Nafith Abd al-Rahman M.
al-Hadithi, Ibrahim

University

Isra University

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Department

Department of Civil Engineering

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2016

English Abstract

This study aims to suggest and evaluate of using an appropriate wastewater collection management system for Al-Zaatari Syrian refugees camp in Jordan.

Al-Zaatari Refugee Camp lies in the middle of a desert in Northern Jordan, just 15 miles east of the Syrian Border.

This camp was referred by several studies done by UNHCR to be suffering from bad environmental and health conditions owing to insufficient and bad wastewater management system.

In addition, this camp lies above Al-Zaatari ground water basin.

Therefore, in this study several field visits were carried out to fix the most important points that can be adopted to improve the wastewater collection in Al-Zaatari camp.

The first challenge of this study was finding a new approach for the collection of wastewater generated from unplanned urban community.

Furthermore, finding a low cost collection system management is preferred point according to the economical situation.

Two alternatives systems were chosen which are septic tank method and the gravity wastewater system.

The social and economic properties of the camp dwellers as well as the absence of regulated household wastewater management also were an important factor that affects the wastewater collection in this camp.

The results of soil investigation showed that the top soil consists of brownish cream silty clayey marl with sand and gravels, this layer extend to depths ranging from 2.00 to 5.00 meters below ground surface.

The management study revealed that it can be used septic tank system efficiently and in a low cost manner in this camp.

The total cost of septic tank was lower that the gravity system by 75%.

Septic tank system is a simple and fast system as well as this system can be developed to gravity system if this alternative has been executed.

Main Subjects

Civil Engineering

No. of Pages

88

Table of Contents

Table of contents.

Abstract.

Chapter One : Introduction.

Chapter Two : Literature review.

Chapter Three : Results and discussion.

Chapter Four : Economic analysis.

Chapter Five : Conclusions and recommendations.

References.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Ubaydi, al-Qasim E.. (2016). Wastewater management system for temporary households : case study : al-Zaatari refugee camp. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Isra University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-720666

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Ubaydi, al-Qasim E.. Wastewater management system for temporary households : case study : al-Zaatari refugee camp. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Isra University. (2016).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-720666

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Ubaydi, al-Qasim E.. (2016). Wastewater management system for temporary households : case study : al-Zaatari refugee camp. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Isra University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-720666

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-720666