Israel's criteria for effluent application for agricultural irrigation  (1)

Constituents (mg/1)	Group A cotton, sugar beet plants for seeds production	Group B olives, peanuts, fruits where the skin is not eaten, grass for animals	Group C (2) gardens, vegetables for cooking fruits for the conservation industry	Group D (3) other plant ((un- limited irrigation
Effluent quality (4) BOD5 - Total BOD5 - Filtered Suspended Solids Dissolved Oxygen Coliform Counts/100 ml Residual Chloride	60 - 50 0.5< - -	45 - 40 0.5< - -	35 20 30 0.5< 250 0.15	15 10 15 0.5< 12(80%) & 2.2(50%) 0.5
Mandatory treatment Sand Filtration (5) Chlorination - Minimal Contact Time, Minutes	- -	- -	- 60	required   120
Distance (m) Residential Areas Paved Roads	300 (sprinkling) 30	250 25	- -	- -

Comments:

(1) The criteria are not limited to the treatment method however for oxidation pond they should be adapted to a retention time higher than 15 days.

(2) Irrigation should be terminated two weeks before the pick-up season and no fruits that fall on the ground should be taken.

(3) Observation and examination frequency in accordance with the irrigation season.

(4) The examination of the criteria should satisfactory at least at 80% of the cases.

(5) Sand or equivalent filtration which is according to the criteria.

(6) All examination should be done in official governmental laboratories.