Al Quoz sewage network to save Dh4m a year

A project linking Al Quoz Industrial areas 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the sewage network is expected to extend 43,500 cubic meters of wastewater per day when complete by the end of 2015.

The Drainage and Irrigation Department of Dubai Municipality has embarked on the implementation of the sewerage system and rainwater drainage project in the area at a cost of Dh84 million.

Currently, sewage produced in the industrial area is transported by tankers.

Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said that the project includes the extension of sewage and storm water drainage to areas of labour accommodation located in Al Quoz Industrial areas as it consists of stores, warehouses and a variety of industrial workshops, in addition to workers’ accommodations and some shops.

The total area of the region covered by the project is 1,026 hectares and consists of 1,424 plots including 306 workers’ accommodations.

With the connection of the area to the sewage network, owners will save an average of Dh1 to 4 million a year, as 300 tanks of wastewater collection will be cancelled, he pointed out.

With a capacity of the labour accommodation areas swinging around 145,000 people, the average amount of wastewater produced in the community is expected to be 43,500 cubic meters per day.

After processing, the irrigation water quantity is expected to be 43,000 cubic meters. 43,000 cubic meters of treated water will contribute to increase 614 hectares in the green areas of the emirate, Lootah noted.

Dubai Municipality aims to raise the proportion of areas connected to sewage networks in Dubai to 100 per cent and reduce the proportion of sewage transported by tankers to 0 per cent in line with its strategy in preservation of environment and public health and safety.