Gaza Central Wastewater Programme
In order to contribute towards protecting the regional groundwater resources and reducing health risks to the population of the city of Gaza and five other communities, the project proposes the construction of a new central wastewater treatment plant in Buriej. Although the design of the Wastewater Treatment Plant was finalized in 2005, due to unstable security conditions, the design was not implemented.
In 2007 and to bridge the situation, it was decided to rehabilitate and extend the existing WWTP under an Emergency Works Programme in order to:
Provide immediate improvement in the operations and performance of the existing system.
Ensure the long-term operations of the existing system that will be connected to the central wastewater system.
Demonstrate the logistics and security for implementation of the central wastewater system. The specific project objective is to ensure an environmentally and hygienically safe treatment of sewage in the central Gaza Strip, comprising Gaza City and the central Communities (Buriej, Deir El Balah, et al) with a total of 1.3 million population. Thus, achieving adequate and equitable sanitation and increasing the amount of wastewater treated.
Disciplines
- Municipal Infrastructure
- Water Resources Management
Companies
Dorsch Impact GmbH
Client
Coastal Municipal Water Utility / Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) Gaza, financed by KfW
Duration
Since 2003
Location
Gaza, Palestine
Project Activities
The construction of the Gaza Central Wastewater Project in Buriej, adjacent to the Green Line in the security area otherwise restricted for development with an initial flow of 60,000 increasing to 120,000 m³/d. The treatment plant is a mechanical-biological plant with nitrogen removal and tertiary treatment as well as sludge treatment. The project also includes a new pumping station, a pressure main and a gravity trunk main. Renovation and upgrading Sheikh Ajleen WWTP. This so-called Emergency Works Programme has been identified as part of the Central Wastewater Project to include new screens, new grit & grit chambers, new anaerobic ponds, 4 new trickling filters, a new trickling filters pumping station, new final settling tanks, new sludge stabilisation ponds, new sludge drying beds and new laboratory equipment. The programme also included the replacement of a pumping station and pressure main.
Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
We are committed to making a positive impact and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This project contributes to the following SDGs:
