Written by Sustainability… Bahr Al-Baqar station achieves Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Written by Sustainability.. Bahr Al-Baqar Station AchievedSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a path towards a good world, where people live healthy lives, where the environment is clean and resources are available. Therefore, Egypt comes at the top of the list of countries that achieve these goals with awareness and planning, in line with the global movement towards a sustainable life.

Hence, there are many Egyptian strategies and projects related to the exploitation of water resources in a sustainable manner, such as projectslining and rehabilitating canalsin many cities and governorates; To reduce water loss from the canal network; Egypt has achieved this sixth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):Clean water and sanitation.

Among these green projects is the establishment of wastewater treatment plants, which are capable of promoting many development steps, and in many areas, starting with supporting the health sector, through to the agricultural sector, as well as their ability to make citizens’ lives more comfortable; These are the same goals that “Egypt Vision2030” takes into consideration.

Sewage treatment projects __EG_PH_28are also able to achieve many economic benefits, not the least of which is water purification. Sewage treatment projects can provide decent job opportunities and support the economic sector by highlighting the importance of investing in wastewater treatment infrastructure. This mutual relationship between economic prosperity and wastewater treatment is a step to strengthen communities in a sustainable manner.

Given that wastewater treatment plants play a pivotal role in protectingpublic healthand preserving the environment; In this article, the Bahr El-Baqar plant achieves Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we will explore the many advantages of establishing wastewater treatment plant projects, especially the Bahr El-Baqar plant.

First, we must realize the extent of Egypt’s great efforts in making good use of and preserving water resources. We must also realize that Egypt is making great efforts to confrontwater scarcity, which the whole world suffers from, due to the effects of climate change in recent decades. Therefore, over the past years, Egypt has begun to establish wastewater treatment plants in many places in Egypt.

One of the most famous of these stations is: Bahr Al-Baqar station, which was established on an area of 150 acres, with a total capacity of 5.6 million cubic meters/day. There – 10 kilometers south of the Port Said Tunnels – the Bahr Al-Baqar station is expected to help reclaim approximately456 thousand acres, including agricultural lands located in northern and central Sinai. This is done by recycling agricultural, industrial and sewage wastewater, then treating it before discharging it into the Sheikh Jaber Canal.

Bahr Al-Baqar Sustainable Development Arm

Bahr Al-Baqar station is considered the largest wastewater treatment plant in the whole world, and a pioneering project in supporting Egypt’s steps on the path ofsustainable development, as it works to provide the water needed to irrigate agricultural lands, without relying on the water of theNile River; This provides a large part of Egypt’s food security.

Add to this, what Egypt is facing – as we mentioned previously – from the repercussions of the climate change crisis and the repercussions of global warming. Hence, the Bahr Al-Baqar station provides Egypt with an important opportunity to recycle wastewater, and this reduceswater pollution, and environmental pollution in general.

The Bahr Al-Baqar station can also contribute to providing job opportunities, including the agricultural, industrial and construction sectors, as well as its ability to develop the performance of theagricultural sector; Such stations can support agriculture by providing the water necessary for land reclamation in many areas of Egypt. Which means attracting more investments targeting this vital sector.

In general, the Bahr Al-Baqar station has an essential role in achieving the goals of sustainable development, and it is expected to contribute to achieving more development achievements and preserving the environment in the future, which is confirmed by the Egyptian government’s endeavor to increase the station’s capacity by10 million cubic meters per day, in addition to establishing other projects that work – mainly – on recycling wastewater throughout Egypt.

Investment in treatingWastewater

Now, it remains for us to point out – quickly – an important matter for achieving a development boom in sewage treatment plant projects, which is the feasibility and quality of investment in this type of project. This type ofgreen investmentsrequires a comprehensive approach between the public and private sectors; In order to raise development rates through sewage treatment plants, increase agricultural productivity, and confront the problems of water scarcity that strike the whole world.

However, there are still challenges facing this type of investment, as we need to provide sufficient information and data regarding the quality of treated wastewater. To be a reassuring step for individuals with projects that can be based on this type of treated water.

All of this will representeconomic incentivesthat are appropriate for a field such as wastewater recycling, led by the Bahr Al-Baqar station, and other sewage treatment plants, which clearly seek to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At the end of this article, IHomat Al-Earth Magazinedraw your attention to the fact that the Bahr Al-Baqar station – and other sewage treatment plants – are a necessity on Egypt’s development path, and through it we can implement the goals of “Egypt Vision 2030”, especially the fifth goal “Environmental sustainability: an integrated and sustainable ecosystem”; In order for Egypt to remain on the path of sustainable development.