Abdullah Al-Assaf, the director of the National Water Company’s Jeddah branch said the total cost of the strategic storage projects in Jeddah stands at SR9 billion. He said the installation of 80 percent of home connections will be completed by the end of next year.
The National Water Company announced projects for the strategic storage of water which aims to provide water in emergency situations, reduce the challenges facing the growing demand on water and achieve water security for the Kingdom by storing water reserves for Jeddah of more than ten million cubic meters.
Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed was briefed recently on the company’s project during a meeting with Al-Assaf. The first phase of the projects, involve Briman 1 reservoirs with a capacity of two million cubic meters to be completed by the end of this year.
The second phase, Briman 2 with a capacity of one million cubic meters will be completed by 2015, while the third phase involve the Al-Faisalyah reservoirs with a capacity of one million cubic meters, to be completed in 2015 also.
The strategic storage projects include Briman 3 as well with a capacity of one million cubic meters of water, the North reservoir with a capacity of three million cubic meters and the South with two million cubic meters.
The prince was also familiarized with drinking water networks that have been completed recently, and the other networks under implementation in a number of neighborhoods in the city.
The other projects involve the sewage network projects, the triple treatment project whose connections were completed in 2012 in the neighborhoods of Al-Salamah, Al-Bawadi, Al-Marwah and part of Al-Safa neighborhood. Last year’s connections for the neighborhoods of Al-Nuzha, Al-Rabwah, part of Al-Rawdah, Al-Khalidiyah, Al-Faisalyah and Al-Shatei’ have been completed.
This year, other neighborhoods will see the installation of the sewage network and home connections, such as the remaining parts of Al-Shatei’, Al-Nahdha and Al-Muhammadyah.
The water company has also started to expand and raise the efficiency of the sewage network in Al-Balad area and the old neighborhoods at a cost of SR227 million. The treatment stations will be completed by the end of 2017 to reach 11 treatment stations in total.
NWC unveils strategic water storage projects worth SR9bn
