Analysis of an RO plant to remedy the water shortage in the rural area of Damascus

Water situation of the rural area of Damascus has been investigated in details including water resources, consumption, shortage and quality. Due to the shortage of potable water, a suitable RO plant was suggested. Full details of its design including its needed pretreatment are presented. Water production cost methodology has been surveyed and applied for the suggested plant.

It can be concluded from this work that many villages of the rural area of Damascus are already using saline underground water as potable water, which is neither healthy nor suitable as potable water. Such an RO plant as the one proposed in this paper would be suitable to provide many villages, like the ones situated in the eastern rural area of Damascus, with sufficient good-quality The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Atomic Energy Commission of Syria and its general director Prof. Ibrahim Othman for his support. They also thank Dr. I. Khamis for the valuable discussions and comments.