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Red Sea- Dead Sea Project/Phase I

Red Sea- Dead Sea Project/Phase I. The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Represented by The Ministry of Water and Irrigation January 2014. Why Jordan needs Red Sea - Dead Sea (RSDS) Project. ❶.

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Red Sea- Dead Sea Project/Phase I

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  1. Red Sea- Dead Sea Project/Phase I The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Represented by The Ministry of Water and Irrigation January 2014

  2. Why Jordan needs Red Sea - Dead Sea (RSDS) Project ❶ Establish a Secure and Affordable Water Supply for Jordan while Saving the Dead Sea from Extinction Support Widespread Economic Growth in Jordan Provide for Potential Regional Water Sharing Facilitate Private and Public Partnership through a (BOT) project. ❷ ❸ ❹

  3. Jordan ranks as the 3rd poorest nation in terms of freshwater resources at 133m3/person/year

  4. Ministry of Water and Irrigation

  5. Ministry of Water and Irrigation

  6. Red Sea – Dead SeaWater Conveyance Study ProgramWB Study Multi-Stakeholder Consultations Completed Studies 1. Feasibility Study Coyne et Bellier 2. Environmental and ERM Social Assessment 3. Study of Alternatives Professors Allan, Tsur and Malkawi • 4. Red Sea Modeling Study Thetis • 5. Dead Sea Modeling Study Tahal

  7. Potable Water Distribution and Operating Costs / Year

  8. Expected Impact on the Dead Sea (WB) 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 0 Discharged Water (mcm/yr) Level rise 0 Level change (m/yr) Level drop -1 Mono mictic ? Meromictic Stratification seasonal long term, dilution Cyanobacteria Biological bloom Dunaliella ? Gypsum whitening (crystal size, growth rate) More sinkholes Acceleration (?) Due to dilution Sinkholes No depletion Minor depletion Groundwater

  9. Proposed Project- RSDS- Phase I As A follow-up on the WB Study The Regional Countries are in agreement to start the implementation of an initial phase to fulfil the concept of: • Rapid initiation of RSDS Regional Project with Initial Phase I, and it will serve as a pilot phase. • Initiating the infrastructure elements of all subsequent project phases

  10. Agreed Project to be ImplementedRSDS-Phase I • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed on Dec 9, 2013 between Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, and Israel at the World Bank in Washington DC, in which all parties agreed to start the implementation of the first phase of the RSDS project on BoT basis. • Following up on this MoU, bi-lateral agreements will be signed between Jordan and Israel and Palestinian Authority and Israel soon; • This project RSDS-Phase I (Red Sea Desalination Project at Aqaba) is a result of ajoint initiative to promote regional cooperation among Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority (the Beneficiary Parties).

  11. The Plan for Phase I of RSDS:Desalinate Red Sea Water • Treatment and Desalination Plant (80-100) mcm/yr • Freshwater Booster Pump Station to Aqaba(2 pumps -300 m and 2-50 m pumps) • Freshwater Conveyance(4 km of 1.2 m Pipeline to Border)(17.0 km of 0.8 to 1.0 m Pipeline to Aqaba) • Seawater Conveyance(2km of 3.7 m pipeline and 22 km of 2.2 m Pipeline) • Seawater Intake Pump Station(pumps- 50m VT pumps; 4,500 HP motors) • Intake Structure(178 to 222 mcm/yr) with Max Capacity 700 mcm/yr Wadi Araba Aqaba Red Sea

  12. The Plan for Phase I of RSDS:Desalinate Red Sea Water Amman • Desalination Brine Conveyance(200 km of 1.4 to 1.8m Pipeline) • Desalination Brine Pressure Regulation(3-Pressure Reducing Stations; With the potential to be replaced by Hydropower Generation Stations • 1- (Reservoir) at high point • Two desalination Brine Booster Pump Station Dead Sea Wadi Araba Aqaba Red Sea

  13. Summary of Water Allocation to RSDS0- Phase I Beneficial Parties

  14. Benefits of Phase I to Beneficial Parties • The Gulf of Aqaba is Protected, no Environmental effects • Infrastructure is Designed to be Expanded • No Infrastructure is Abandoned in Future Phases • The Phase I Desalination Facility at Aqaba Provides Flexibility in Delivering Freshwater to Current Consumers • Project Financing is Feasible through a Combination of Acceptable Water Rates and Financial Grants • The Project Initiates the Process to Save the Dead Sea

  15. Next Step Preparation of RFP for the Selection and Assignment of a Specialized Engineering Firms to prepare Preliminary Design, Legal and Financial Terms, and Tender Documents based on BoT and PPP participation. DRAFT RFP is AVAILABLE Implementation Schedule

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