The Ministry of Works said it is in the process of appointing a consultancy firm for financial, technical and legal alliance to prepare integrated feasibility studies for the North Kabd sewage treatment plant project and related works which is expected to treat 530 thousand cubic feet of wastewater per day, reports Al-Qabas daily.

According to reliable sources, the consultant will assess the project from the environment, technical and financial point of view and prepare the tender documents and obtain the necessary approvals in cooperation with the Public-Private Partnership Projects Authority with the aim of raising the level of infrastructure services, meeting the state’s needs, keeping pace with urban development, treating sewage, and benefiting from treated water for agricultural and irrigation purposes, reports a local Arabic daily.

The sources pointed the sewage treatment plant with will have an estimated capacity of no less than one million cubic meters of water per day to serve the residential areas and cities located south of the Sixth Ring Road — Southern Khaitan, Abdullah Al Mubarak and Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh — in addition to the new areas of west of Abdullah Al Mubarak and south of the Saad Al-Abdullah city.

The 6 main objectives of purification plants

1 – Developing and raising the efficiency of sewage networks

2 – Maximum use of treated water

3 – Meeting the increasing demand for treated water

4 – Enhancing efficiency in partnership with the private sector

5 – Rehabilitation and training of national cadres

6 – Protection of the marine and terrestrial environment


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