Recycling waste water to prevent a water crisis in Jordan

In order to fight water scarcity, NGOs and two German universities teamed up to implement new strategies on how to make better use of waste water. Currently less than ten percent of the water in Jordan is being recycled. One fundamental task for the project is reprocessing water that has already been used. Currently, less than a tenth of the water in Jordan is being recycled. Most used water is drained into cesspools, which leads to problems, said Dr. Roland Müller, head of the Center for Environmental Biotechnology in Leipzig. "These cesspools are often leaky and contaminate the groundwater," Müller said. "A much better solution is a technology that lets us use waste water productively - by cleaning it, ridding it of pathogens and making it available for use in agriculture," he added. Read full article at: http://www.deutsche-welle.com/dw/article/0,,14841774,00.html

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