USAID, Jordan to build wastewater treatment plant

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Jordan have signed a contract to construct a new wastewater treatment plant in Mafraq, Jordan.

The $23.3m project involves expanding the plant to increase its capacity to 6,550m³ per day.

The expansion will enable the plant to serve the city of Mafraq until 2025.

Work will begin in two months and is expected to be completed in early 2013.

Jordan’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation Al Najjar said that the treated water will be used for agricultural, industrial and environmental use.

The project is part of USAID’s programme to support Jordan’s water sector and will be implemented in partnership with the Water Authority of Jordan.