Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
WATER CONSERVATION, REUSE AND RECYCLING
Tunisia, December 9-15, 2002
Monday, December 9—Tunis
Morning site visits
Tunisia International Centre for Environment Technology. (CITET). Presentations of the water resources mobilisation and exploitation strategy in Tunisia by the General Department of dams and great hydraulic works (DGBGTH), and presentation of the Tunisia International Centre for Environment Technology activities.
Northern Water Open Channel and Pipelines Exploitation Company (SECADENORD) at Bejaoua. Presentation of northern water management strategy.
National Society for Water Exploitation and Distribution (SONEDE) at Ghedir-el-Golla. Presentation of the drinking water treatment station.
Afternoon site visits
National Improvement Office (ONAS) at Soukra (Chotrana). Presentation of the used water treatment station.
Tuesday, December 10—Golden Tulip Hotel
Morning session
Introduction to Opening Session
Presentation: General Issues Related to Agricultural, Urban, and Industrial Water Conservation and Reuse in the U.S.
Presentation: Overview of Water Management, Conservation, and Reuse in Iran
Roundtable Discussion of General Issues Related to Agricultural, Urban, and Industrial Water Conservation and Reuse
Afternoon session
Presentation: Treatment Technologies I: Large Scale Systems
Presentation: Treatment Technologies II: Small and Decentralized Technologies
Presentation: Desalting by Solar Energy
Round Table Discussion of Afternoon Presentation
Wednesday, December 11
Morning session
Presentation: Overview of Cultural Practices for Optimal Irrigation in the Semi-Arid U.S.
Presentation: Status of Water Conservation and Reuse in Agriculture in Iran
Managing Drought in the Agricultural Sector
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Case Studies from Iran
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Case studies from the western U.S.
Afternoon session
Round Table Discussion to Identify Promising Technologies, Practices, and Priorities for Optimal Irrigation
Presentation: the Economics of Agricultural Water Use and the Role of Prices
Presentation: Problems of Water Allocation and Pricing in Iran
Round Table Discussion of Issues and Problems with Allocation and Pricing
Discussion of Opportunities for Collaboration
Thursday, December 12
Morning session
Presentation: Case Studies from the U.S. on Municipal Conservation and Reuse
Identification and Discussion of Lessons and Principles from U.S. Experience with Municipal Conservation and reuse
Presentation: Identifying Microbial and Chemical Contaminants for Regulatory Purposes: Lessons from the U.S.
Afternoon session
Round Table Discussion to Identify Important Principles and Priorities: The Lessons
Presentation: Interbasin Water Transfers in the Western U.S.: Issues and Lessons
Presentation: Interbasin Water Transfers in Iran
Round Table Discussion of Issues and Problems of Interbasin Transfers and Identification of Additional Opportunities for Collaboration
Friday, December 13—Hasdrubal Hotel, Djerba
Morning session
Presentation of three conferences at the hotel on:
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The strategy of water resources integrated management—General Department of Dams and Great Hydraulic Works.
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The national cleaning up strategy—National Improvement Office (ONAS).
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The national strategy of using treated water for agricultural irrigation—General Department of Rural Engineering and Water Exploitation.
Travel to Djerba. Presentation of the water desalination station in Djerba. SONEDE.
Afternoon session
Travel to the Matmata Hotel. Discussion on conferences and visits—CRDA of GABES.
Saturday, December 14—Palm Beach Hotel, Tozeur
Morning session
Presentation of three conferences at the hotel on:
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National strategy of soil and water conservation—General Direction of Development and Agricultural Land Conservation.
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National strategy of water saving and water pricing—General Department of Rural Engineering and Water Exploitation
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Geothermal agriculture—Regional Representative for Agricultural Development at Kebill.
Site visits—CRDA of Tozeur.
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Tamaghza oasis.
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el-Oudi dam.
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Midas oasis.
Afternoon session
Travel to Tamaghza Palace hotel. Discussion about the conferences and visits.
Visiting the geothermal water irrigated parcel at el-Hamma.
Sunday, December 15
Morning session
Site visit to the treated water irrigated perimeter region at Sfax—CRDA of Sfax
Afternoon session
Return to Tunis. Closing ceremony of the workshop and exchanging experiences between the American, the Iranian, and the Tunisian delegations.