Beirut (Lebanon) - Acqueduct

Beirut (Lebanon)

Acqueduct

Place

Beirut - Lebanon

Client

Committee for Development and Reconstruction (CDR)

Year

1992 - 1996

Description for Beirut (Lebanon)

Damage assessment and proposal for rehabilitation works of the capital city water supply system.

Main Features

MAIN STRUCTURES:

No. 5 intakes from spring
No. 70 main wells
No. 2 treatment plants
No. 19 urban storage tanks
No. 22 pumping stations
Supply network (L = 50 km)
Distribution network (L = 1'170 km)

PRE-REHABILITATION:

Water resource = 250'000 m³/d
Network losses = 60%
Supplied population = 1'700'000 inh.
Per capita water consumption = 60 l/cap/d

POST-REHABILITATION:

Water resource = 350'000 m³/d
Network losses = 35%
Supplied population = 1'800'000 inh.
Per capita water consumption = 120 l/cap/d

Engineering Services

Inspection of the intakes and of the main supply structures
Inspection of the pipelines in the areas of visible losses
Hydraulic study of the network in order to divide the whole area in hydraulically homogeneous systems
Identification, programme and cost estimation of the rehabilitation works
Supervision during rehabilitation works

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