ABSTRACT
The MENA countries have a considerable rate of sewage collection, yet the rate of wastewater treatment is still low and subsequently is responsible for the overall low utilization of wastewater as a basic water resource, and thus for a low Wastewater Reuse Index (WRI) (Chapters 2 and 3). This Chapter assesses the experience of Jordan and Tunisia in treating the municipal wastewater that already is collected in urban and peri-urban communities. The opportunity for then re-using this treated wastewater in irrigated agriculture will be discussed in Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8.
