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By Nawaf Al-Diqbasi (with photos)
KUWAIT, Jan 9 (KUNA) -- The Sanitary Engineering Sector is one of the
important utilities at the Ministry of Public Works, as it has a direct impact
on the environment.
The proper disposal of sewage water is necessary to maintaining a healthy
environment for the society, and the Sanitary Engineering Sector makes sure
that this is carried out in like with international specifications and updated
engineering methods.
The Sanitary Engineering Sector operates the networks of sewage drainage
pipelines, where the network of pipelines receives household drainage water
and distributes it to pumping stations, then to treatment stations where the
sewage water is treated chemically.
Sewage water treatment stations, through several mechanical and technical
processes, make the water suitable for agriculture irrigation. This water is
also used in strategic projects, artificial lakes and well injection.
The Sanitary Engineering Sector has achieved several successful projects,
including the third phase of maintenance of Kuwait's sanitary drainage network
in Shuwaikh area.
The sector also established the Middle East's largest pumping station,
which will replace 29 old pumping stations, thereby cutting costs of
operation, while conserving the environment.
It also laid pipelines connected to pumping stations, designed to absorb
the influx of sanitary drainage for next 50 years, at a total length of more
than 42 km.
Moreover, the Sanitary Engineering Sector is working to set up, operate and
maintain the Oqaila pumping station and its sanitary drainage system. The
Oqaila pumping station is designed to absorb an influx of up to 362,880 cubic
meters daily up to the year 2035, and it serves all areas located south of the
Sixth Ring Road. (end)
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