Work on Al Ansab sewage treatment plant started

Galfar Engineering and Contracting Company, based in Muscat, has started work on a 31.57 million Omani riyal (Dh300 million) sewage treatment plant at Al Ansab, company representatives said.

The plant will serve a population of more than half a million when completed, said P Mohammad Ali, managing director of Galfar.

It will be the largest sewage treatment facility in Oman, with capacity of 52,500 cubic metres per day, company representatives said.

Galfar Engineering recently won the contract to build the sewage treatment plant for Oman Wastewater Services Company. The duration of the contract is 781 days.

Galfar Engineering has constructed several sewage treatment facilities in Oman, including Salalah Sewerage Conveyance System; Khasab Sewage Treatment Plant and Sewerage Network; Rustaq Sewerage Network and Saham Sewage Treatment Plant.

The plant will rely on a membrane bioreactor process, company representatives said.

This process separates the dirt, filth and other waste from water using a membrane containing microscopic pores, rather than the more traditional filters.

This replaces the conventional treatment and combines aeration, clarification and filtration processes into a single process.

Another feature of the project is its use of an automation and control system, which includes a distributed control system (DCS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and integrated information and communication system, company representatives said.

This technology permits local as well as remote monitoring.