Drone photo of the Zahle wastewater treatment plant, provided by the team that manages the infrastructure.
On the eastern border of Barr Elias, not far from Zahleh, is the largest wastewater treatment plant in the Bekaa Valley.Built right next to the local landfill and a stone's throw from the Litani River and its tributary, the Berdawni River, this infrastructure, which complies with European environmental standards, was built thanks to an Italian soft loan of more than 22 million euros granted to Lebanon.The complex and its large characteristic tanks, which L'Orient-Le Jour was able to visit, have been operational since October 2017. The complex treats wastewater from more than 100,000 inhabitants of the region, which can then be used to irrigate the surrounding agricultural land, as far as Lake Qaraoun, further south. Read more Skepticism surrounds Cabinet’s approval of new BDL reforms The operation of the station, managed by private...
On the eastern border of Barr Elias, not far from Zahleh, is the largest wastewater treatment plant in the Bekaa Valley.Built right next to the local landfill and a stone's throw from the Litani River and its tributary, the Berdawni River, this infrastructure, which complies with European environmental standards, was built thanks to an Italian soft loan of more than 22 million euros granted to Lebanon.The complex and its large characteristic tanks, which L'Orient-Le Jour was able to visit, have been operational since October 2017. The complex treats wastewater from more than 100,000 inhabitants of the region, which can then be used to irrigate the surrounding agricultural land, as far as Lake Qaraoun, further south. Read more Skepticism surrounds Cabinet’s approval of new BDL reforms The operation of the station, managed by...