Wastewater treatment
Umm Al Hayman, Kuwait

WTE » Operational management

Long-term security of supply, resource and climate protection, safe working conditions: In the largest project so far in the 30-year history of the WTE Group, we are helping to achieve sustainability goals in one of the world’s fastest growing economic regions. We are thus helping to shape the future for the constantly growing population of an entire country and to protect its ecosystem over the long term.

1,725,000

PE (population equivalent)
8.3 m³/s, 140 m

Pump capacity 8.3 m³/s at 140 m delivery head
25 years

Operational management performed by WTE
450 km

Distribution network (DN 200–1600)
70,000 t

fertiliser per year
3 years

operational management of the distribution network
300 kV

electrical special facilities

In its role as general contractor, WTE is responsible in particular for the design and construction of a wastewater treatment plant and – together with partners – a pipeline infrastructure with pumping stations. Umm Al Hayman is one of the largest projects in the world for treating wastewater and supplying agriculture and industry with process water (treated sewage effluent, TSE) that has been treated to the highest standards.

Find out what measures we are using to secure compliance with the strictest safety standards and fair working conditions for those involved in the project (more than 3,500 people) and learn about additional sustainability aspects of the project:

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WTE Sustainability Report 2024

A major task with future potential.

The dimensions and complexity of the project that WTE is implementing from a single source are enormous; it has therefore been split up into two large sub-projects:

UAH-BOT (Build – Operation – Transfer) – Construction and operation of the wastewater treatment plant, designed to treat wastewater for 1.7 million people and with potential for expansion at a later date
UAH-DBO (Design – Build – Operate) – Construction of the corresponding infrastructure, construction of a 450-kilometre-long network of wastewater and process water conduits, pumping stations and reservoirs. Setting up this new infrastructure is essential for effective use of the treated wastewater by agriculture and industry companies throughout Kuwait.

With the new wastewater treatment plant, WTE is securing water as a 100% reusable resource for 1,725,000 people and protecting the ecosystem.

As a major element of sustainability, a substantial portion of the energy consumption is secured by converting the biogas produced into electricity. Furthermore, WTE has set up a 300 kV substation to ensure security of supply.

For the implementation of the wastewater treatment plant and the distribution network with pumping stations and reservoirs, timeframes of 30 and 48 months are planned. WTE will then operate the treatment plant for 25 years and the distribution network for 3 years.

Technological highlights of UAH-BOT:

Capacity of 500,000 m³/d for 1.7 million PE, with potential expansion to 700,000 m³/d
100% reuse of the treated wastewater for irrigation purposes
Production of 70,000 t fertiliser per year (class A)
Site covers over 100 ha
100,000 m³ reservoir for treated wastewater
Over 50,000 m³ digestion tank volume
Thermophilic/mesophilic method for optimised biogas yield and stabilisation
Tertiary wastewater treatment for advanced nutrient and pathogen removal

Technological highlights of UAH-DBO:

Sewer system with diameters DN 1100 to DN 1600 (195 km) + up to three DN 1600 pipelines side by side
Cross-over pipes for connecting individual parallel conduits to a pipeline system
TSE network with diameter DN 200 to DN 1400 (250 km)
Total weight of the require pipe material more than 250,000 t
40 TSE reservoirs with sizes up to 160,000 m³
Three large pumping stations – main pumping station Egailah with a capacity of 8.3 m³/s and a delivery head of roughly 140 m
>100 pipe jacking lines in the pipelines
Electrical substation with 300 kV to supply the plant
Scada system for optimised control of the overall system including wastewater treatment plant
Operation and subsequent removal of the existing plants

More information on the Umm Al Hayman Wastewater Treatment Plant is available on the official websites of the project and of the project company of the same name:

Project website

Website of the project company

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