Wastewater Treatment in Jordan
Wastewater collection has been practiced in Jordan in a limited way since 1930 in the town of Salt. Some treatment was achieved by utilizing primitive physical processes mostly. However, septic tanks and cesspits were used with gray water often discharged to gardens. This practice resulted in major environmental problems, especially groundwater pollution. The pollution problems were complicated by the rapid urban growth. The population in the capital city of Amman, for example, increased from (50,000) in 1940 to (800,000) in 1985