Status, Restrictions and Suggested Approaches in Wastewater Management in Rural Areas of Iran

Fahiminia, Mohammad; Farrokhi, Mohammad; Talebi, Mohammad; Memary, Gholamali; Fazlzadeh Davil, Mehdi

Volume 1, Issue 1 (Summer 2012 2012) Arch Hyg Sci 2012, 1(1): 19-12 | Back to browse issues page

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Status, Restrictions and Suggested Approaches in Wastewater Management in Rural Areas of Iran

Mohammad Fahiminia ^*

¹, Mohammad Farrokhi²

, Mohammad Talebi³

, Gholamali Memary⁴

, Mehdi Fazlzadeh Davil⁵

1- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
2- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Gilan University of Medical Sciences, Gilan, Iran.
3- Shahrab Khazar Consulting Engineers Company, Rasht, Iran.
4- Bureau for planning of water and wastewater, National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company, Tehran, Iran.
5- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.

Abstract: (5047 Views)

Aims of the Study: The objective of this study was to appraise wastewater management approaches in rural areas of Iran, restrictions, effects on environment and also definition of suitable management approaches in wastewater for future. Materials &amp;

Methods: This descriptive study was performed in 2010 in rural areas of Iran. A questionnaire was prepared with subjects such as available management approaches on wastewater, suggested approaches on collecting wastewater and its final disposal and was sent to rural area’s wastewater companies in each province. Study results of 4588 rural areas of Iran (with above 200 families) were collected.

Results were analyzed using mean and percentage. Results: The current available management systems were mainly based on absorption wells. The main problem in this system was high ground water levels, and low permeability of soil. The most important current problem of the absorbing wells was considerable damaging effects on surface and ground water.

Conclusions: The current wastewater management in rural areas especially in the field of wastewater collection was improper and undesirable. To overcome the current problem, it is necessary to use collecting methods relative to that of region. Considerable attention is required for the application of reused wastewater in agriculture.