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Business Plan for Combating Pollution of the Qaraoun Lake

Business Plan for Combating Pollution of the Qaraoun Lake. A MOE/UNDP Project executed by ELARD-Lebanon. Context. Upon the recommendation of the Environment Parliamentary Commission,

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Business Plan for Combating Pollution of the Qaraoun Lake

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  1. Business Plan for Combating Pollution of the Qaraoun Lake A MOE/UNDP Project executed by ELARD-Lebanon

  2. Context • Upon the recommendation of the Environment Parliamentary Commission, • an inter-ministerial committee that was assigned by the Prime Minister in 2006 proposed the elaboration of a business plan to identify the measures that would alleviate pollution of the Litani River and QaraounLake • The issue was • Adopted by the 2009Government in its Policy Statement, • Reflected in the programme of work of the Ministry of Environment (2010-2012), and • Programmed for implementation with Government funds channelled through UNDP • To assist the Government of Lebanon and the Ministry of Environment in identifying the pollution sources of the Qaraoun Lake and to recommend appropriate solutions in the form of a Business Plan Aim of the Project

  3. Contents

  4. The Catchment Area

  5. Zones of the Catchment Area

  6. Desk and Field Data Collection & Mapping

  7. Pressures

  8. Pressures – Zone 1

  9. Pressures – Zone 2

  10. Pressures – Zone 3

  11. Pressures – Zone 4

  12. Pressures – Zone 5

  13. Pressures – Zone 6

  14. Pressures – Zone 7

  15. Pressures from Solid Waste Disposal Practices

  16. Pressures from Solid Waste Disposal Practices

  17. Pressures from Solid Waste Disposal Practices

  18. Pressures from Municipal Wastewater Disposal Practices

  19. Pressures from Municipal Wastewater Disposal Practices

  20. Pressures from Municipal Wastewater Disposal Practices

  21. Current and Planned WWTP Coverage

  22. Pressures from Municipal Wastewater Disposal Practices

  23. Pressures from Municipal Wastewater Disposal Practices

  24. Pressures from Industrial Wastewater Disposal Practices

  25. Industries Field Survey

  26. Categorisation of Industries

  27. Prioritisation of Industries

  28. Prioritisation of Industries

  29. Pressures from Industrial Wastewater Disposal Practices

  30. Pressures from Agricultural Practices

  31. Pressures From Agricultural Practices

  32. Pressures From Agricultural Practices

  33. Pressures From Agricultural Practices

  34. Summary of Pressures

  35. State

  36. Methodology

  37. Methodology (Cont.)

  38. Water Quality Summary: Example

  39. Criteria for Water Quality Colour Coding • An exceedance in a parameter for one or more uses in one season receives ½ pt • An exceedance in a parameter for one or more uses in both seasons receives 1 pt

  40. State of Surface Water Quality in the Upper Litani River & Lake Qaraoun

  41. River & Lake Sediment Quality - Metals

  42. River & Lake Sediment Quality - Micropollutants 42

  43. Links between Pressure Sources & State 43

  44. Criteria for Water Suitability Colour Coding • An exceedance in a parameter for an indicated use in one season receives ½ pt • An exceedance in a parameter for an indicated use in both seasons receives 1 pt

  45. Suitability of the Litani River and Qaraoun Lake Water for Different End Uses

  46. Suitability of the Litani River and Qaraoun Lake Water for Different End Uses 46

  47. Current, Planned and Proposed Measures

  48. Solid Waste

  49. Measures: Solid Waste – Zones 1 & 2

  50. Measures: Solid Waste – Zones 3 & 4

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