Zarqa River Basin in Jordan was selected for CrITERIA project to represent a semi-arid case study of Mediterranean region. The paper demonstrates a participatory approach of integrating stakeholders’experience and their active involvement in water supply–demand management and Cr(VI) contamination. Issues related to prioritization of water supply–demand were identified, and the opinions of stakeholder were ranked according to their role in securing water supply and quality. The most important issue was the Cr(VI) sources and impacts on water supply. Analysis of water samples from the basin was conducted and evaluated between the years 2016–2019. Findings showed that Cr(VI) was below the allowable limits (< 5 μg/l) which would not cause hazardous effects due to administration measures and enforcement of the environmental law. Stakeholders agreed that water management issues was the major issue representing 86% of the opinions, water supply of 82%, water demand of 77% and water quality of 68%.

CrITERIA项目选择了约旦的扎卡河流域来代表地中海地区的半干旱案例研究。本文展示了一种参与性方法，可以将利益相关者的经验以及他们在水的供需管理和六价铬污染中的积极参与整合在一起。确定了与供水需求优先级有关的问题，并根据利益相关者在确保供水和质量方面的作用对利益相关者的意见进行了排名。最重要的问题是六价铬的来源及其对供水的影响。在2016-2019年之间对流域的水样进行了分析并进行了评估。结果表明，Cr（VI）低于允许的限值（<5μg/ l），不会由于管理措施和环境法律的执行而造成有害影响。