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Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation in West Asia
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FOREWORD
PART A - INTRODUCTION
1. Freshwater Resources in West Asia
2. Rationale for Developing Source Book
3. Objectives of Source Book
4. Methodology Used to Prepare Source Book
5. Contents of Source Book
6. Conclusions
7. Recommendations
PART B – TECHNOLOGY PROFILES
1. Technologies for Supplementing Freshwater Supply
1.1. Rainwater Harvesting: Microcatchment Systems
1.1.1. Rainwater Harvesting from Residential Rooftops
1.1.2. Greenhouse Rainwater Harvesting
1.1.3. Rainwater Harvesting in the Field
1.2. Harvesting of Surface Runoff Water
1.3. Artificial Groundwater Recharge
1.4. Groundflow Collection Through Underground Structures
1.5. Pumping of Groundwater Using Non-Conventional Sources of Energy
1.5.1. Wind Energy
1.5.2. Solar Energy
1.5.3. Water Energy
1.6. Water Conveyance
1.6.1. Water Conveyance by Pipelines
1.6.2. Water Conveyance by Open Channels
1.6.3. Water Conveyance by Tanker Trucks
1.7 Cloud Seeding
2. Water Quality Improvement Technology
2.1 Water Desalination Technologies
2.1.1. Distillation Desalination (DD)
2.1.2. Reverse Osmosis Desalination (RO)
2.1.3. Electro Dialysis Desalination (ED)
2.2. Water Softening
2.3. Purification of Dam Water for Drinking Purposes
2.4. Disinfection
2.4.1. Chlorine Disinfection
2.4.2. Ozone Disinfection
2.4.3. Ultra Violet Radiation Disinfection
2.5. Water Treatment
2.5.1. Wastewater Treatment
2.5.2. Industrial Effluent Treatment
2.6 Water Reuse
2.6.1. Reuse of Treated Water
2.6.2. Subsurface Drainage Technology
PART C - CASE STUDIES
1. Rainwater Harvesting at Mahassa Area, Syria
2. Hill Reservoirs in Lebanon
3. Water Harvesting in Wadi Al-Mwaqquar, Jordan
4. Wadi Zikt Dam for Artificial Recharge
5. Aflaj Systems in Oman
6. Reuse of Wastewater in Bahrain
7. Seawater Desalination in Kuwait, Using Multi-Stage Flash Evaporation Technology
8. Wastewater Treatment Using Water Hyacinth in Iraq
9. Wastewater Treatment Using Overland Flow Technology
10. Water Conservation Technology (Ceramics)
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF MEASUREMENT UNITS
PROFILES