Jordon commences construction of wastewater pipeline

The Water Authority of Jordan has commenced construction of a wastewater pipeline to ease pressure in Amman and to help provide water for irrigation in the country.

This project is supported by  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The construction of the pipeline is funded by an EBRD loan of €22.5m ($27.27m) to the Water Authority of Jordan and supported by grants of £14m ($19.2m) from the FCDO, €4.6m ($5.6m) from the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund and $2m from the GCFF.

The pipeline will connect the Ain Ghazal pre-treatment plant in Amman with the As-Samra wastewater plant in the north of Jordan, thereby serving people of Amman and Zarqa.

Furthermore, construction of the facility will reduce untreated sewage overflows.

It will also reduce the risks of environmental contamination and pollution of surface water in the area around the Ain Ghazal treatment plant.

EBRD regional head Philip ter Woort said: “This partnership with the Water Authority of Jordan, with the support of GCFF and FCDO, will help develop the municipal sector in the country and assist in improving the quality of sewage- and wastewater-treatment infrastructure, contributing to the delivery of better services.”

Since 2012, EBRD has provided financing worth more than €1.4bn ($1.2bn) to 54 projects.