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4. Non-conventional resources
The direct use of salt water, the desalination of brackish and sea water, and the recycling of treated wastewater (TWW) offer significant opportunities, and significant progress has already been made in these fields. However, environmental, economic and technological problems currently limit the massive use of these resources, which represent realistic alternatives to the problem of water scarcity.
4.1 Reuse of treated wastewater
Treated wastewater is mainly reused for irrigation, with the development of irrigated perimeters, and for watering golf courses in tourist areas. Agriculture is the main user, with 7,000 ha equipped to use 30% of treated effluent. Despite some progress over the last few decades, signs of loss of momentum have been noted and the actual...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Norme tunisienne définissant les caractéristiques physiques, chimiques et micro-biologiques des eaux destinées à la consommation humaine - NT 09.14 - 1983
- Norme tunisienne relative aux spécifications des eaux traitées utilisées à des fins agricoles - NT 106.003 -...
General standard for bottled/packaged drinking water; Draft Tunisian standard adopted by INNORPI on May 23, 2007 for approval.
Regulations
Law No. 75-16 of March 31, 1975, promulgating the Water Code as amended and supplemented by :
law no. 87-35 of July 6, 1987;
law no. 88-94 of August 2, 1988;
law n° 2001-116 of november 26, 2001 ;
law no. 2004-24 of March 15, 2004 amending and supplementing law no. 99-43 of May...
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Organizations – Associations – Federations
MARH, Ministry of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources (Tunis-Belvédère, Tunisia) http://www.onagri.nat.tn
MEAT, Ministry of the Environment and Regional Planning (Tunis, Tunisia) http://www.environnement.nat.tn
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