Water quality standards Water quality standards and Regulation in Saudi and Regulation in Saudi

ArabiaArabiaPresented ByPresented By

HatemHatem ALMotairiALMotairiDirector of Water quality Standards Director of Water quality Standards

Department. (PME)Department. (PME)

Regulating Agency In Saudi ArabiaRegulating Agency In Saudi Arabia

Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Presidency of Meteorology and Environment ( PME).( PME).Ministry of Water and Electricity.Ministry of Water and Electricity.Saudi Arabian Saudi Arabian StandrsdStandrsd an metrology (SASO).an metrology (SASO).Royal commission for Royal commission for JubailJubail and and YanbuYanbu (RCJY).(RCJY).Saudi Saudi AramcoAramco..

PME Water quality standards PME Water quality standards

Pretreatment guidelines for Discharge to central Pretreatment guidelines for Discharge to central treatment facility.treatment facility.Receiving water Receiving water quidelinesquidelines..Performance Standards for Direct Discharge.Performance Standards for Direct Discharge.( these standards and guidelines is within ( these standards and guidelines is within General Environmental Law and its General Environmental Law and its implementation procedure)implementation procedure)

Ministry of Water and ElectricityMinistry of Water and Electricity

Sewage treated waste water and its reuse regulation and Sewage treated waste water and its reuse regulation and its implementation procedure.its implementation procedure.Include Include Reuse for Reuse for AgriculureAgriculure PurposesPurposesReuse for industrial purposesReuse for industrial purposesReuse for Reuse for AqueferAquefer InjectionInjectionReuse for Reuse for MunicipleMuniciple use use Reuse for Recreation purposesReuse for Recreation purposesReuse for Fish aquaculture. Reuse for Fish aquaculture.

SASO Water quality standards SASO Water quality standards

StandrdsStandrds for Bottled for Bottled DrikinkDrikink water.water.NonbottledNonbottled Drinking water.Drinking water.

( This include standards for Physical ,Biological ( This include standards for Physical ,Biological and Microbial Characteristics )and Microbial Characteristics )

RCJY Water quality regulationRCJY Water quality regulation

Ambient Water quality Standards for Receiving Ambient Water quality Standards for Receiving Waters in Coastal Area.Waters in Coastal Area.Effluent Standards for Direct Discharge.Effluent Standards for Direct Discharge.Standards for Pretreatment Discharge of Standards for Pretreatment Discharge of Pollutants from Regulated Industrial waste water Pollutants from Regulated Industrial waste water Source.Source.Standards for Discharge to irrigation System.Standards for Discharge to irrigation System.

Ballast Water Discharge standardsBallast Water Discharge standardsPotable Water Quality StandardsPotable Water Quality Standards

RCJY Water quality regulationRCJY Water quality regulation

The Most Important RegulationThe Most Important Regulation

General Environmental Law and its General Environmental Law and its implementation procedure( Presidency of implementation procedure( Presidency of Meteorology and Environment)Meteorology and Environment)Municipal Waste water and its reuse regulation ( Municipal Waste water and its reuse regulation ( Ministry of water and electricity)Ministry of water and electricity)

Water source in industrial citiesWater source in industrial cities

Ground Water. Ground Water. Desalination through water network in industrial Desalination through water network in industrial cities.cities.

No. of industrial cities in the No. of industrial cities in the kingdomkingdom

14 14 indutrialindutrial cities cities 9 developed 9 developed 5 5 parialalyparialaly developeddeveloped2 2 HeaevyHeaevy insutrialinsutrial cities in cities in JubailJubail and and YanbuYanbu

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Seconedry indusrial inindustrial citieSaudi Aramco Projects

Jubail insustrial city

Yanbu Industrial City

Electric Power Plants

Environmental problems from Environmental problems from untreated industrial waste wateruntreated industrial waste water

Ground water pollution.Ground water pollution.Soil contamination.Soil contamination.Waste of water.Waste of water.Air pollution.Air pollution.

RecommendationsRecommendations

TreatementTreatement of industrial waste in all industrial of industrial waste in all industrial cities.cities.Reuse of industrial treated water.Reuse of industrial treated water.Use of treated municipal waste water for Use of treated municipal waste water for industrial purposes.industrial purposes.