Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture by Hiroshan Hettiarachchi & Reza Ardakanian

Author:Hiroshan Hettiarachchi & Reza Ardakanian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

2.Issuance of the necessary environmental regulations for the protection of the environment and its elements, the conditions according to which agricultural projects can be established and related services which must be abided by and included in the prior conditions to issue or renew permits for these projects according to the stated legal standards.

In 2008, the Public Health Law No. 47/2008 was issued. Article 18B of this law stated that in the event of a disease outbreak or the occurrence of infections with this disease, the MoH has to take the necessary measures to prevent spreading of the disease such as monitoring public and private water resources, planted crops, and foodstuffs or other sources that may form possible means of carrying the infection. It is specified in article 21A of the same law that in order to prevent the outbreak of a disease which may result from wastewater, senior staff members from the MoH have the right to commission the authorities responsible of sanitation to take the necessary procedures to protect the public health during the time period specified by the former.

Article 51A of the Public Health Law No. 47/2008 states that the MoH, in coordination with the relevant authorities, handles the monitoring of wastewater, sewer networks, interior plumbing, and WWTPs according to its own legislations to ensure their compliance with health conditions. The MoH also has the responsibility of taking the appropriate procedures to prevent any damage to public health. Article 51B of the Public Health Law No. 47/2008 states that if the MoH discerned that wastewater, sewer networks, plumbing, or WWTPs pose or may pose a threat to public health, then the ministry has to take all the necessary procedures to prevent the occurrence of the anticipated health risk.

In 2008, the Food and Drug Administration Law No. 41/2008 was issued. According to article 5 of this law, the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) handles the task of monitoring the quality and validity of food in accordance with the adopted technical rules and legislations.

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