Title: Reclaimed Wastewater Reuse for Irrigation in Turkey
Abstract: Arid and semiarid regions have low precipitation levels and, therefore, in these areas water sources are limited. However, the water demand is very high because of high temperature and population. Due to limited or uneven precipitation and high temperature, over 80% of water demand is for agricultural use in Asia and Africa. Reclaimed water reuse options are important for both reducing freshwater demand and protecting water bodies from wastewater discharge. By employing wastewater in agricultural irrigation freshwater sources could be reserved for other uses, fertilizer requirement could also be reduced. Furthermore, discharge of reclaimed wastewater to receiving water bodies could be prevented. The reuse of wastewater for irrigation is considered as a solution to reduce the pressure on freshwater. In this work, general information about water distribution and wastewater treatment, discharge and reuse in Turkey is presented. Water usage in Konya region and the wastewater treatment and reuse practices are given. Along with brief results of scientific projects carried out on wastewater pollution monitoring and investigation of pollution caused by long term irrigation with untreated wastewater in the agricultural area of Konya are discussed.
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Date: 2021-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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