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===Waste water resources=== | ===Waste water resources=== | ||
As of 2006, there were 16 wastewater treatment plants in Jordan, which provide an additional water resource for the country’s use. Because of Jordan’s topography and the location of the vast majority of its urban population above the Jordan Valley, most treated wastewater flows downstream into the Valley, where it is used for irrigation purposes.<ref name="Mohsen" />. Currently, around 80 MCM is used for irrigation<ref name=”Kubursi” />, but the Jordanian government envisages 232 MCM of wastewater used for irrigation by 2020. <ref name="Mohsen" /> | |||
==Supply and demand== | ==Supply and demand== | ||