STP expansion work in full swing
01 June 2017
Work on doubling the capacity of Jebel Ali sewage treatment plant in Dubai is in full swing with 17 per cent of the project’s second phase already completed, said a report.
The Dh1.3-billion ($353 million) expansion work has three main objectives; absorbing the excess influx from the planned Expo 2020 areas, keeping pace with the upcoming expansion projects in Dubai, and shifting a certain percentage of the Warsan plant load to Jebel Ali plant, as it is running 27 per cent above its design capacity, reported state news agency Wam.
Once the work is completed, it will boost the capacity of the Jebel Ali sewage treatment plant from 375,000 cu m per day to 675,000 cu m per day, said the report, citing a senior government official.
“The project is being developed in six phases in two main directions, the liquid waste treatment process and solid waste treatment process,” stated Mohamed Ahmed Al Rayes, the acting director of Sewerage and Irrigation Department. “It has a plant for the production of compost from solid waste which is sold to the public. The treated water is pumped again through a pipeline network covering the whole of Dubai for use in irrigation of public parks and is sold to developers and farm owners.”
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