The Water Authority of Jordan requested assistance from USAID to provide water treatment for the city of Salt. Three springs (Hazeer, Baquriya, and Al-Shurya) that supply the city drinking water had become contaminated with coliform bacteria and were shut down by the Jordanian Ministry of Health. USAID directed CDM—under the Environmental Engineering Indefinite Quantity Contract—to assess the problem; make recommendations for water treatment; design a water treatment system; and supervise the construction, installation, and start-up of new treatment facilities.
CDM recommended installation of a microfiltration system at the Al-Shurya pumping station. The resulting system significantly reduces turbidity and coliform bacteria in the water, and is followed by a chlorination system to ensure that treated water meets Jordanian drinking water standards. Representing the first use of microfiltration technology with chlorination for reduction of bacteria in public water supply in Jordan, the Salt water treatment plant project corresponds to a worldwide trend toward greater use of membrane technology in drinking water treatment.
CLIENT: USAID/Jordan
LOCATION: Salt, Jordan