Old Ksar of Temacine, Touggourt, Algeria WWG system serving 150 residents
In 2007, a pilot Wastewater Gardens system was installed to begin sewage treatment of a group of houses and a mosque of Temacine’s Old Ksar, a historic site that was for many centuries a stop on the road to Mecca for North-West African habitants and which is currently under renovation by UNESCO. This project was conducted at the initiative of Shams Association in association with the Zaouia Tidjania and the Algerian Ministry of Water Resources, with financial assistance of Belgian foreign aid. The government and the authorities of numerous wilayahs (city and provincial governments) were so pleased with the quality of treatment and the appearance of the plant that this family of treatment is in the process of being extended around the country. provinces.
At plantation, the WWG in the shape of a crescent moon, with a view of the septic tank as primary treatment, June 2007
Table showing the high treatment levels achieved by the Wastewater Garden 13 years after planting. Red % = reduction by the WWG
Sign in Arabic explaining the Wastewater Garden