Muscat Wastewater Project, Oman
Key Data:
Project coverage
Area
3,670km²
Network area
507km²
New Al-Ansab WWTP
MBR type
124,000 cartridges containing flat sheet membranes; nominal pore size 0.4ìm
Indicative MLSS
12,000–18,000mg/l
Capacity
Initial
53,000m³/day
Ultimate
80,000m³/day
Darsait WWTP capacity
Existing
13,500m³/day
Extension
7,500m³/day
Project cost
$1bn
Project Timeline:
Memorandum of understanding signed
July 1997
Phase I
2003–2005
Phase II
2004–2012
Phase III
2008–2017
Operation contract awarded
June 2006
Key Players:
Project sponsor
Oman Wastewater Services Company
Performance management contractor
Veolia
PMC legal advice
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Network design
Mott MacDonald
Design and supervision contractors
Bausher collection network, Al-Ansab WWTP and Darsait WWTP upgrade
Khatib & Alami and Metcalf & Eddy
Rehabilitation of Al Khod, Al-Ansab, Shattie Al-Qurum & Ma’abailah WWTPs
Energoprojekt Entel
A’seeb
Parsons International
Construction contractors
Al-Ansab WWTP
Galfar Engineering
Bausher collection network
Sino Hydro
Darsait WWTP upgrade
Bahwan
MBR system
Kubota Membrane Europe
