사우디 Makkah 지역에서 식수, 하수, 처리 폐기물, 자산관리 마스터플랜을 개발하기 위해 컨설턴트 업체인 Arcadis가 18개월 계약을 체결했다.

계약의 한 부분으로 이 팀은 압둘라 국왕의 2050년 목표에 걸맞는 계획을 수립하기 위해 사우디 수도공사와 협력해 일을 진행할 계획이다.

연구가 완료되면 2050년까지 지역뿐만 아니라 산업 고객까지 포함한 700만 명 이상의 인구를 위한 상하수 서비스 미래계획을 가능하게 도와 줄 마스터플랜을 제공할 예정이다. 동시에  긴급작업 또한 고려될 것이다.

 

 

 

An 18-month contract has been awarded to consultancy Arcadis to develop a drinking water, wastewater, treated sewage effluent and an asset management master plan for the region of Makkah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

As part of the contract, the team will work closely with National Water Company to develop a plan to fit His Highness King Abdullah’s vision of 2050.

 

Once completed, the study will provide a master plan to enable future planning of water and wastewater services for over seven million people in the region as well as industrial clients to the year 2050. As part of the study, emergency works will also be contemplated.

 

“The city of Makkah is a focal point of Muslim pilgrims often swelling the population above its base of two million inhabitants to over six million during religious festivals placing significant demands on basic services," said Philip Bourne, water sector director ? Middle East at Arcadis.

 

“The water service coverage in Makkah is low around 65% of the populated area and the wastewater service coverage is less. There is currently not sufficient capacity in the treatment plants to treat the additional flow and load."

 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 12월 9일]