The task of the “Strategic Water Storage / Recovery Facility in Liwa” project is the introduction, storage and recovery of desalinated seawater (drinking water) for emergency supply to the city of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
The drinking water introduced and stored in the natural aquifer serves as a strategic water reserve, which in the event of a crisis is introduced into the existing drinking water supply system to cover the water requirements of the city of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
Services:
- Creation of test documentation for the individual commissioning phases (Mechanical Completion, Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning)
- Creation of test instructions for the process engineering plant components and main components
- Creation of test instructions for filling, disinfecting and flushing the main lines and stations
- Creation of test instructions for the commissioning and trial operation of the entire plant
- Creation of the operating instructions for the acceptance tests (“Reliability and Performance Tests”)
- Creation of the operating and maintenance manuals
- Creation of training documents and training of operating personnel
- Management of the entire commissioning (Commissioning Management)
- Commissioning of the plant components and the process control system
Key data:
- 1 main line DN 1200
- 1 double line DN900
- Total length: approx. 150 km
- Transport capacity:
- Operating mode “Recharge”: 164,000 m3/d
- Operating mode “Stand-by”: 164,000 m3/d
- Operating mode “Recovery”: 182,000 m3/d
- 4 main pumping stations
- Well field, consisting of 3 infiltration basins, 315 recovery wells and 117 monitoring wells
- Integration into existing elevated tanks
- Integration into existing pipeline system (SWTS)
- 10 line gate valve stations
Period: 2013 to 2019