Public Participation and Response towards Water Resources Management Options in Gaza Strip, Palestine

Salem S. Abu Amr; Yousef Salah Abu Mayla; Mohamed J.K. Bashir; Hamidi Abdul Aziz

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.802.581

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Public Participation and Response towards Water Resources Management Options in Gaza Strip, Palestine

Abstract:

The Gaza Strip suffers from complicated problems of water resources. Groundwater (GW) aquifer is the main source of water for drinking, industry, and agriculture purposes in this area. However, the quality of GW is unsuitable for drinking and other purposes. Wastewater is an environmental, social, and economic resource that needs to be managed appropriately. The treated effluent quality does not satisfy the guidelines for discharge and reuse options because of the overload of wastewater treatment plants. This study evaluated the public response toward water resource management and reuse. A study population with 300 hundred questionnaire interviews was prepared and collected. Only 7.3% of the interviewed people used municipal water for drinking, and the others used desalinated water and home filter units. Approximately 96% believed that water in the Gaza Strip is unsuitable for drinking. Meanwhile, 85% agreed for an additional increase in municipal water bill in exchange for good quality of water that is suitable for drinking and other purposes. The study also reported that 63% of the interviewed people disagreed to reuse the current treated wastewater for agriculture and 82.3% disagreed to consume agriculture products irrigated by the treated wastewater.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 802)

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581-586

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Salem S. Abu Amr*, Yousef Salah Abu Mayla, Mohamed J.K. Bashir, Hamidi Abdul Aziz

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Management, Options, Public Participation, Wastewater, Water Resources

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