Boustead Singapore says wholly-owned subsidiary Boustead Salcon Water Solutions – the specialist in water and wastewater engineering – has been awarded an AED55 million ($21 million) contract to design, engineer and construct a new water recycling plant for the enhanced treatment of treated sewage effluent in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

The contract for the Al Wathba Enhanced Treated Sewage Effluent Treatment Plant was awarded to Salcon by Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company. The contract will be administered and the plant will be operated by ADSSC and the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi respectively.

The treated sewage effluent plant will have a treatment capacity of 6 million gallons per day (27,712 cubic metres per day) and will comprise processes including strainer, ultra-filtration treatment and ultra-violet light disinfection. Upon completion, the plant will be able to recycle and recover as much as 95% of the TSE supplied, producing high quality TSE water for agricultural irrigation and horticultural landscaping.

The TSE plant will be the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates and will provide a sustainable supply of water for the emirate’s horticultural requirements.

The contract includes a five-year operations and maintenance agreement. Plant operations will be managed by an advanced integrated control system and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system to ensure operating efficiency, reliability and safety of the integrated operations.