International Conference on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Adapted to Mediterranean Area
25-28 October 2000, Tunis

Technical visits / Visites techniques

Duration: 14.30 – 18.00 (28 October 2000)

1st option :

- Wastewater treatment : Chotrana Wastewater Plant (Tunis , ONAS)
- Wastewater reuse : Golf of Carthage (29.5 ha and 18 holes).

2nd option :

- Wastewater treatment : Wastewater Pilot Plant of LEE – INRST. It is research wastewater plant constituted by 4 treatment process : Stabilisation ponds, subsurface spreading, biodisc and trickling filter. It also offers the possibility of disinfection study by UV and chlorination.
The treated flow is 150 m3/day.
- Wastewater reuse : Borj Touil Irrigated area (3 200 ha, Fodder, Corn, Sorgho, etc.).

Cultural Programme for Accompanying Persons
Programme Culturel pour Personnes Accampagnantes

Tuesday 26 October 2000 / Jeudi 26 Octobre 2000

1st option :

Visit of the south of Tunisia.
Duration : 3 days (26 to 28 - 10 - 2000)
First Inscription before one week is necessary
Number of participants (minimum) : 6 persons
Cost : 190 DT/Person (135 US$)
Remark : It is possible to organise the trip at another day if 6 persons are interested.

2nd option :

Visit of Carthage Ruins / Visite des Ruines de Carthage
Carthage is over three thousand years old and forms part of the heritage of the human race.The cultural and economic influence of Carthage on the ancient world has been handed down through the centuries, giving modern-day Tunisia its special values of tolerance open-minded-ness, and a readiness to adapt. From the traces of Carthaginian culture at the Antonine hot springs to the Roman villas at the amphitheatre and the archaeological museum, the park extends from the hillside to the coastline, providing visitors with the opportunity to stroll through lush surroundings, and the spirit can absorb. The perfumed scents of the ages. (Tunisian national tourist office, 1999).
Duration : 3 h (9.30 – 12.30)

Visit of Sidi Bou Saïd Village / Visite de Sidi Bou Saïd
The first protected site in the world, perched on the cliff side which dominates Carthage and the Gulf of Tunis, is the medieval village of Sidi Bou Said, a little paradise, adorned in the colours of the Mediterranean. Strolling through its cobbled alleyways, visitors discover the delightful mixture of houses with their white lime exteriors, moucharaby balconies, and blue shutters that unique blue of Sidi Bou Said. The heavy, studded doors open into secret gardens carpeted with ceramics and encircled with bougainvilleas. (Tunisian national tourist office, 1999).
Duration : 3h (15.00 – 18.00)

Friday 27 October 2000 / Vendredi 27 Octobre 2000

Visit of Bardo Museum / Visite du Musée de Bardo
Housed in a former nineteenth century Beylical Palace, the Bardo Museum is endowed with a unique and splendid collection of mosaics, statues and jewellery, etc. (Tunisian national Tourist office, 1999).
Duration : 3h (9.30 – 12.30)

Saturday 28 October 2000 / Samedi 28 Octobre 2000

Visit of the Medina / Visite de la Medina (Tunis)
The medina is a world of living stone, a variety of sounds, of ancestral gestures, of hidden treasure, a city of a thousand colours which fascinates you, besets the soul and enlivens the senses (Tunisian national office, 1999).
Duration : 3h (9.00 – 12.00)
Cost : 12DT/person (9 US$).

For Other Information :

WATRAMA’2000 Organizing Committee (Secretariat)
Laboratoire Eau & Environnement,
Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique (INRST),
B.P.95, 2050 Hammam-Lif, Tunisie
Tel: +216-1-410 740 Fax: +216-1- 430 934
E-mail: Ahmed.Ghrabi@inrst.rnrt.tn