WATER REUSE Project -funded by the European Union under the 6thFP-, 2010

The reuse of wastewater in agriculture as a logical option to be considered for the sustainable management of water resources. Wastewater has been used for irrigation since ancient times by the Greek and Roman civilizations to take advantage of the nutrients carried in the water and to avoid the contamination of rivers. With the invention of new technologies for water treatment and irrigation systems the use of wastewater in agriculture has experienced a new impetus. In Alicante province, the number of waste water treatment plants has risen from 121 in 2001 to 140 in 2005, and the volumes of available treated wastewater for agriculture have accordingly increased.

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