Water scarcity, defined as a lack of quantity and non-optimal water quality, is a reality worldwide. This global water crisis urges us to identify new water sources. The use of reclaimed water is not a vision but a reality. The use of reclaimed water presents us with the challenge of how to manage the water balance by calculating sources and uses and managing the quality of reclaimed water to meet needs. This talk will discuss the challenges and Israeli solutions to reclaimed water management, using examples to demonstrate how a holistic approach can maximize the management of this valuable resource. The key aspects of the talk are: 1. Water resources development strategy and reclaimed water use for the period 1970’s – 2050. 2. Evolution of the regulation for the use of reclaimed water from the 1980s to the present. 3. The Valley Cities Project: sources of wastewater, treatment facilities, storage system and supply. 4. From the wastewater treatment plant, through the reservoir, to the drip irrigation system.
Speaker Bio: Ran Weisman is currently the head of the international project division at the company Palgey – Maim and a lecturer in hydraulics and reservoirs at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Eng Weisman is a Water Resources Engineer. He obtained an MSc. in Agricultural Engineering from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology). For 30 years, Eng. Weisman has been planning projects in the field of water reuse in Israel and planning water resources projects worldwide. His work includes water resources infrastructure