Quality assessment of treated wastewater in Kuwait and possibility of reuse it to meet growing water demand

Abstract

Abstract Kuwait’s water resources are insufficient and will become the limiting factor for sustainable development in the future. The need for water supplies in Kuwait is extremely high and expected to be growing due to increasing population growth. To face this challenge Kuwait has introduced a new element in water management system by considering and reusing treated wastewater. Currently, huge amounts of municipal wastewater are treated in four main treatment plants located at Regga, Jahra, Um Al-Haiman and Sulaibiya. In general overview on Kuwait’s water resource, water demand and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is presented. In addition, data of treated effluent quality was collected from three main sources; namely; available publications and records within Kuwait, and the results of a wastewater-monitoring program involving survey, collection and analysis of samples from selected wastewater streams. Data reveal that the treatment plants at Jahra, Regga and Um Al-Haiman provide wastewater treatmen...