Present situation of wastewater treatment in the Iranian industrial estates: Recycle and reuse as a solution for achieving goals of eco-industrial parks

Iran is located in arid and semi-arid region, which means water resource management is a strategic issuefor this country. Water scarcity is one of the most critical concerns of industrial estates in Iran. For thisreason, recycling and reusing of treated wastewater is the most practical solution for compensating ofwater shortage in industrial estates. Currently, only 20% of total treated wastewater is used for irrigationand almost 0.81% is consumed for industrial purpose. This study presents an overview on the wastewatermanagement at the Iranian industrial estates for the purpose of achieving the goal of eco-industrial parksby describing the present situation and discussing the experiences of wastewater reuse systems forirrigation and industrial purposes. The aims of this study was to provide an overview of the wastewatermanagement at the industrial estates in Iran towards achieving eco-industrial parks by describing presentstates and the outcome of wastewater consumption for irrigation and industrial purposes.