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Tunisia, December 9-15, 2002

Morning site visits

Tunisia International Centre for Environment Technology. (CITET). Presentations of the water resources mobilisation and exploitation strategy in Tunisia by the General Department of dams and great hydraulic works (DGBGTH), and presentation of the Tunisia International Centre for Environment Technology activities.

Northern Water Open Channel and Pipelines Exploitation Company (SECADENORD) at Bejaoua. Presentation of northern water management strategy.

National Society for Water Exploitation and Distribution (SONEDE) at Ghedir-el-Golla. Presentation of the drinking water treatment station.

Afternoon site visits

National Improvement Office (ONAS) at Soukra (Chotrana). Presentation of the used water treatment station.

Morning session

Introduction to Opening Session

Presentation: General Issues Related to Agricultural, Urban, and Industrial Water Conservation and Reuse in the U.S.

Presentation: Overview of Water Management, Conservation, and Reuse in Iran

Roundtable Discussion of General Issues Related to Agricultural, Urban, and Industrial Water Conservation and Reuse

Afternoon session

Presentation: Treatment Technologies I: Large Scale Systems

Presentation: Treatment Technologies II: Small and Decentralized Technologies

Presentation: Desalting by Solar Energy

Round Table Discussion of Afternoon Presentation

Morning session

Presentation: Overview of Cultural Practices for Optimal Irrigation in the Semi-Arid U.S.

Presentation: Status of Water Conservation and Reuse in Agriculture in Iran

Managing Drought in the Agricultural Sector

• Case Studies from Iran

• Case studies from the western U.S.

Afternoon session

Round Table Discussion to Identify Promising Technologies, Practices, and Priorities for Optimal Irrigation

Presentation: the Economics of Agricultural Water Use and the Role of Prices

Presentation: Problems of Water Allocation and Pricing in Iran

Round Table Discussion of Issues and Problems with Allocation and Pricing

Discussion of Opportunities for Collaboration

Morning session

Presentation: Case Studies from the U.S. on Municipal Conservation and Reuse

Identification and Discussion of Lessons and Principles from U.S. Experience with Municipal Conservation and reuse

Presentation: Identifying Microbial and Chemical Contaminants for Regulatory Purposes: Lessons from the U.S.

Afternoon session

Round Table Discussion to Identify Important Principles and Priorities: The Lessons

Presentation: Interbasin Water Transfers in the Western U.S.: Issues and Lessons

Presentation: Interbasin Water Transfers in Iran

Round Table Discussion of Issues and Problems of Interbasin Transfers and Identification of Additional Opportunities for Collaboration

Morning session

Presentation of three conferences at the hotel on:

• The strategy of water resources integrated management—General Department of Dams and Great Hydraulic Works.

• The national cleaning up strategy—National Improvement Office (ONAS).

• The national strategy of using treated water for agricultural irrigation—General Department of Rural Engineering and Water Exploitation.

Travel to Djerba. Presentation of the water desalination station in Djerba. SONEDE.

Afternoon session

Travel to the Matmata Hotel. Discussion on conferences and visits—CRDA of GABES.

Morning session

Presentation of three conferences at the hotel on:

• National strategy of soil and water conservation—General Direction of Development and Agricultural Land Conservation.

• National strategy of water saving and water pricing—General Department of Rural Engineering and Water Exploitation

• Geothermal agriculture—Regional Representative for Agricultural Development at Kebill.

Site visits—CRDA of Tozeur.

• Tamaghza oasis.

• el-Oudi dam.

• Midas oasis.

Afternoon session

Travel to Tamaghza Palace hotel. Discussion about the conferences and visits.

Visiting the geothermal water irrigated parcel at el-Hamma.

Morning session

Site visit to the treated water irrigated perimeter region at Sfax—CRDA of Sfax

Afternoon session

Return to Tunis. Closing ceremony of the workshop and exchanging experiences between the American, the Iranian, and the Tunisian delegations.