Morocco has announced plans to set up 10 wastewater treatment plants. The move is part of Casablanca’s new municipal board for its 2023-2028 Municipal Action Plan (PAC).
Estimated to cost US $43.4M, the facilities will be developed in Al Hank, Casa Finance City, Sidi Moumen/Bernoussi, the City Centre and Ben M’Sik/Sidi Othman and will be implemented in two phases.
Each plant will be capable of treating 1,314 m3 of effluent per day, i.e. 6,570 m3 for the first five installations. The treated wastewater will be reused for watering the seafront promenade of the Hassan II mosque and the Anfa Royal Golf Club, the Arab League Park, the green spaces along the urban motorway (A3), the Alesco and Msik parks, the Mouley El Hassan park, the Mohammedia prefecture garden (24 km from Casablanca), the Mohammedia Royal Golf Club, the Pôle d’Anfa park and the Issesco and Hermitage parks.
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Reuse of wastewater
The second phase will be executed after commissioning of the first five facilities. Two existing plants will also be rehabilitated to support the future treatment plants. The Casablanca authorities have given themselves three years, until 2025, for completion, upon which it will increase the capacity to water Casablanca’s green spaces from treated effluent to 20,000 m3 per day.
Morocco is developing several alternatives such as the reuse of wastewater to curb the depletion of water resources. It is an effort that has resulted in the construction of 153 urban wastewater treatment plants since the launch of the National Liquid Sanitation Plan (PNA) in 2006, most of which is the work of the National Office of Electricity and Water (ONEE).