The Wadi Shueib is located in the Salt Valley of Jordan, a tributary watershed of the Jordan River. The city of Salt (the old capital of Transjordan) sits at the headwaters, and during the summer months the municipal sewage of Salt makes up a large portion of the Shueib's flows. The Shueib was studied as a comparative example of a tributrary to the Jordan, for the establishment of effective pollution and agriculture management practices. The Shueib is traditionally rich in culture and agriculture, like the Far'a. In contrast to the Far'a, the Salt Valley has a well-managed water development policy and an effective sewage treatment facility (one of the best in the region).