The Potential of Riverbank Filtration in Egypt
Egypt relies on the Nile river for 95% of its freshwater needs for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes. Facing that issue, the German Science Centre (DWZ) Cairo hosted an expert workshop on Riverbank Filtration on September 26, 2016.
Riverbank Filtration (RBF) is a resource efficient technique to produce large quantities of freshwater supply that has been used in Germany for more than a century. In order to foster exchange between German and Egyptian experts in the field of RBF, the Egyptian German Water Cluster cooperated with the National Water Research Center – at which premises in Qanater the workshop was held – and the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater.
Programme
- Availability of Resources for Water Supply
Dr. Mohamed Shaaban, Drainage Research Institute - Water Quality of the River Nile
Dr. Mohsen Darwish, Dr. Talaat Abdel Ghaffar, Nile Research Institute - River Bank Filtration as Potential Solution for Drinking Water Supply in Egypt
Prof. Dr. Rifaat Abdel Wahaab, R&D Sector, Holding Company for Water & Wastewater - River Bank Filtration Techniques – Applications in Germany
Prof. Dr. Thomas Grischek, Dresden University of Applied Science - Hydrogeological Settings of River Bank Filtration Sites in Egypt
Dr. Kamal Ghodeif, Suez Canal University - Hydraulic Aspect of River Bank Filtration
Prof. Dr. Thomas Grischek, Dresden University of Applied Science - Groundwater Quality for Drinking Water
Dr. Samir Rady, Research Institute for Groundwater - Water Quality Aspects of River Bank Filtration
Prof. Dr. Thomas Grischek, Dresden University of Applied Science - A Comparative Study Between Conventional Treatment and River Bank Filtration in Egypt
Dr. Soliman Sorour, R&D Sector, Holding Company for Water & Wastewater
