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Refurbishment & Upgrading Works for 4 Sewage Pumping Stations in Doha

5/5/2019

Refurbishment and Upgrading Works for Four Sewage Pumping Stations in Doha

The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ continues to implement the “Refurbishment and Upgrading Works for Four Sewage Pumping Stations” Project, as part of its efforts to provide sustainable solutions to improve the country’s sewage networks according to the best International standards. The pumping stations are located in vital areas within Doha, namely New Slata, Al Mansoura, Al Messila, and Al Rayyan.

The project aims to increase the capacity of the pumping stations by 62% to 211% in order to accommodate both current and future sewage flows within these important areas, and to cope with the future development and the expected population growth.

Refurbishment works include the installation of new equipment to improve the pumping stations’ performance and functionality with the upgrade of pumping stations’ control systems, including new telemetry systems, improved fire alarm and suppression systems, new instrumentation, among others. This is in addition to improved odour control systems to prevent or reduce bad odours in the surrounding areas.

Eng. Ali Al Anzi, from the Drainage Networks Projects Department at Ashghal, stated that three of the four pumping stations will undergo a dramatic increase in their ability to accommodate and pump the sewage flows, as opposed to the current capacity with the existing pumping stations and equipment.

The New Slata Pumping Station’s capacity will be increased by approximately 62%, allowing around 8,600 m3/day to be pumped instead of the current 5,300 m3/day.

The Al Messila Pumping Station's capacity will be increased by approximately 211%, allowing 14,000 m3/day to be pumped instead of the current 4,500 m3/day.

The Al Rayyan Pumping Station’s capacity will be increased by 161%, to pump around 4,700 m3/day instead of the current 1,800 m3/day.

Eng. Ali Al Anzi added that the upgrade works at the fourth pumping station, located in Al Mansoura, include the installation of new equipment and constructing a new Odour Control Unit (OCU) to enable more efficient operations and to prevent bad odour at this location.

In addition, the project includes the decommissioning of Ras Abu Abboud Pumping Station, to be replaced with a new gravity sewer line.

The project is being implemented by Contracting Services & Trading Company (GEC), and is expected to be completed in Q2, 2021.

It’s worth mentioning that, as part of Ashghal’s keenness to support local manufacturers, “Made in Qatar” materials are being used in this project, such as concrete, reinforced steel, precast manholes, GRP “glass reinforce plastic” pipes and ducts, GRP tanks, UPVC “unplasticized polyvinyl chloride” pipes and conduits, and RC jacking pipes “concrete pipes”. Those materials are proven to meet the required quality standards and qualifications needed to deliver this project

Furthermore, the project is designed to ensure the preservation of the environment, as all the pumping processes will be done according to the environmental assessment standards. Ashghal is also committed to ensuring the implementation of all health and safety requirements for workers, operators, and the public throughout the project period.