In May 2025, Jean-Paul Dubois, a Veoliaforce expert from Epur (Veolia Water), went on a mission with the NGO Experts Solidaires. He spent a week in the West Bank to diagnose two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located in Kharas and Tayassir, two infrastructures at the heart of an ambitious project to reuse treated wastewater for agricultural purposes.
This Veoliaforce mission is part of the “Gestion Intégrée de la Ressource en Eau et Amélioration des Conditions de Vie des ménages ruraux en Cisjordanie” project, financed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Agence de l'Eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse, the Occitanie region and the Montpellier local authority.
The project is being implemented in partnership with the commune of Les Mees (France), the Joint Service Council of North Hebron, the Toubas Water Utility and the Palestinian NGO Al ARD.
Actions carried out during this first mission:
- A complete technical diagnosis of the two WWTPs was carried out to identify the levers for improving treatment;
- Concrete recommendations were formulated to stabilize water quality and enable its safe reuse in agriculture;
- A close working relationship was established with local technicians, with a view to transferring sustainable skills.
Objective: to reuse treated wastewater for agricultural purposes
