Evaluation the effect of Feynan ecolodge decentralized wastewater treatment infrastructure Dana, Tafila governorate at the groundwater resoureces in the area : a case study Southern of Jordan

Abstract EN

The main aims of this project aims to promote robust, easy-to-build, easy-to-operate, proven, flexible and sustainable decentralized wastewater treatment (DWWT) technologies in combination with the reuse of treated wastewater and to evaluate effects of this project at the groundwater recourses in the area.

In the present research paper, the DRASTIC Models calculation was applied to evaluate the effects at groundwater in the study area.

This calculation was used to perform the DRASTIC INDEX basis at different factors.

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development the Project “Decentralized Wastewater Management for Adaptation to Climate Change in Jordan” (ACC-Project) is supporting partner organizations in decentralized wastewater management (DWWM) as a measure for adaptation to climate change.

The project is carried out in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) via the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ).Certain project activities are carried out in the Dana Biosphere Reserve in collaboration with the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) and the private operator of Ecolodge in Feynan, EcoHotels.

The German Non-Government Organization Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) is an implementing partner of the project.

As an adaptation measure the project promotes efficient use of water resources by a twofold approach: groundwater resources are protected by reduced pollution with untreated WW.

At the same time, treated WW is reused thus substituting freshwater.