ABSTRACT
In the MENA countries, the reclaimed-wastewater market is unbalanced; i.e., growing supply — which is demonstrated by the increasing sewerage coverage and number of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) — and stagnant demand — which is demonstrated by the substantial proportions of treated effluents that are not used but discharged into the receiving water bodies. Balancing the reclaimed-wastewater market (i.e., reducing the gap between supply and demand) implies increasing the rates of collection, treatment, and reuse close to the rate of wastewater production.
