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Waste water Reuse Through Soil Aqufier Treatment


Mahmoud A. Elsheikh1 , Waleed K. Alhemaidi 2
Page No.  25-35


Abstract

Groundwater resources of Saudi Arabia are depleting at a very fast rate due to the high water
supply withdrawing. Natural renewable and recharging of groundwater are done through
infiltration of rainwater which are not enough in Saudi Arabia. Partially treated wastewater is used
as an artificial method for recharging the groundwater. A high degree of upgrading can be
achieved in Soil Aquifer Treatment (SAT) system by allowing partially treated sewage to infiltrate
into the soil and move down to the groundwater.
The paper uses the criteria of the existing wastewater treatment plant of Tabuk city for recharging
the plant effluent into the groundwater. This study reviews many recent researches in the field of the
SAT systems and their application. The reviewing of the previous study in the field of the SAT
included the required wastewater characteristics, existing groundwater conditions, quality and
usages of groundwater, and existing soil conditions and their suitability for a SAT system. The study
investigates the existing criteria of effluent wastewater to design experimental and numerical model
for the SAT based on site characteristics. This study is working for getting guidelines to build, setup
and dimension of an optimum pilot plant for Soil Aquifer treatment in the site.
Keywords: Soil Aquifer treatment; Effluent wastewater characteristics; Conditions and quality of
groundwater


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