3) Nicaragua
Water utility ENACAL has awarded Spanish firm ACCIONA Agua a €5 million contact to construct a wastewater system for the city of La Trinidad, in northern Nicaragua. In a joint venture with project company BTD, the work will be carried out over 18 months with the aim to facilitate access to sewerage services to around 9,000 people. A sanitation network with 17.7 kilometers of piping and the construction of a number of water treatment systems, as well as all the exterior work required, will be provided. It will be financed through a Central American Bank for Economic Integration loan.
4) UK
Smart water meter deployments across Europe will increase by 28% over the next ten years from an installed base of 11 million meters. That’s according to a new report from Bluefield Research, which predicts that big data will play a key role in the water industry moving forward. As part of the progression to smart technology, Bluefield said there will be an increased use of advanced meter technologies to enable more real-time network and customer analytics. A key drive for this is non-revenue water, which accounts for on average 20% across European utilities.
5) Ajman, UAE
A wastewater recycling plant has been expanded to 9,000 m3/day in the Emirate of Ajman using ultra filtration and reverse osmosis membranes. The expansion adds an extra 2000 m3/day of capacity and was completed in three months. Operator SAFI, a public-private partnership between the municipality of Ajman, consultancy BESIX and Veolia was established in 2011. The plant was the first in the region to bring the concept of recycled water fully into practise for industrial and domestic uses, according to BESIX.
6) Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
The Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Authority has awarded Veolia Water Technologies a contract to upgrade the Al Fileyah wastewater treatment plant in the United Arab Emirates. The contract includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the Al Fileyah plant, including supply, construction, commissioning and performance testing.
Plant capacity is expected to be doubled, from 20,000 m3/day to 40,000 m3/day with 12 months slated for project delivery. UASB Bioreactors will be provided by Veolia subsidiary Biothane.