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Instructions No. G/7 of 2016 - Instructions and Conditions for the use of wastewater, treated water, saltwater and brackish water for agricultural uses issued under Article 15/C of the Agriculture Law No.13 of 2015 and its amendments.

Country/Territory
Jordan
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No.5350 issued on 01/06/2016 pp.546 - 553.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Water
Keyword
Irrigation Crops/grasses Authorization/permit Collecting/harvesting Effluent waste water/discharge Recycling/reuse Potable water Well sinking/boreholes Aquaculture Pollution control Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
These Instructions enter into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

These Instructions consist of 27 articles. In particular: give rules for: obtaining from the Ministry of Agriculture a permit to use reclaimed wastewater for irrigating; list agriculture and crops that can be irrigated by reclaimed wastewater (treated). They ban: the irrigation use of untreated wastewater; aquaculture in reclaimed wastewater; the use of reclaimed wastewater for watering the animals; the transport of the reclaimed wastewater in tanks without obtaining a permit; the use of reclaimed wastewater for irrigating areas close to wells or other drinking water sources without previous analysis; the use of reclaimed wastewater to irrigate vegetables to eat raw; grazing in the field irrigated with treated wastewater. They also indicate when sprinkler irrigation is allowed; give watering times before harvest; give conditions and requirements for the use of treated wastewater for irrigation and warnings for consumers of products irrigated with treated wastewater.

Full text
Arabic
Website
www.pm.gov.jo

References - Legislation

Implements

Agriculture Law No.13 of 2015.

Legislation | Jordan | 2015

Keyword: Framework law, Agricultural development, Apiculture/sericulture, Authorization/permit, Irrigation, Desertification, Risk assessment/management, Cooperative/producer organization, Public health, Internal trade, International trade, Processing/handling, Inspection, Sustainable use, Certification, Hazards, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Food quality control/food safety, Private forest, Forestry protection measures, Grazing, Planting material/seeds, Forest management/forest conservation, Quarantine, Slaughtering, Poultry, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Animal health, Animal production, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pesticides, Plant production, Plant protection, Waste management, Wild fauna, Hunting/capture, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Instructions No.G/1 of 2021 amending instructions and conditions for the use of waste and treated water, saline water and brackish water for agricultural uses under paragraph (c) of Article 15 of Agriculture Law No.13 of 2015 and its amendments.

Legislation | Jordan | 2021

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Irrigation, Sustainable use, Authorization/permit, Crops/grasses, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX