1. BESIX SANOTEC
NEW EYES ON WATER
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2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. General information
2. Competences of BESIX Sanotec
3. References of BESIX Sanotec
 Waste water
 Drinking water
 Pumping station & hydroelectricity
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1. General information: BESIX Group Beyond Challenges
High-rise building Marine works
Infrastructures
Resorts Water treatment plants
Hospitals Industry

4. BESIX and its subsidiaries are operating in Western Europe, in Central and Eastern Europe,
North and Central Africa, in the Middle East, in Central Asia and in the Caribbean. 4

5. BESIX Sanotec is the department of BESIX Group in charge of the water sector.
Design, construction and commissioning of wastewater treatment plants, potable water treatment
plants, sludge treatment installations, odor control units, pumping and hydroelectric installations, for
the public and private sectors.
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6. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. General information
2. Competences of BESIX Sanotec
3. References of BESIX Sanotec
 Waste water
 Drinking water
 Pumping station & hydroelectricity
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7. Competences
• Waste water
• Potable water
Process & Design
• Pumping station
• Hydro electric
• Hydraulic line & Piping
Hydraulic
• Electricity
• Automation
• Instrumentation
Electricity,
Automation,
Instrumentation
• Engineering
• Purchase
• Site follow up
• Project Management
Project
Execution &
Management

8. Competences
• Waste water
• Potable water
Process & Design
• Pumping station
• Hydro electric
• Hydraulic line & Piping
Hydraulic
• Electricity
• Automation
• Instrumentation
Electricity,
Automation,
Instrumentation
• Engineering
• Purchase
• Site follow up
• Project Management
Project
Execution &
Management

9. Waste water treatment
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1. SCREENING
2. SAND & GREASE
REMOVAL
3. PRIMARY
SEDIMENTATION
4. BIOLOGICAL REACTOR
5. SECONDARY
SEDIMENTATION
READY FOR REUSE!

10. OVERVIEW WASTE WATER
3 main ways to treat wastewater:
Pretreatment + activated sludge reactor + clarification tank
activated sludge reactor including Membranes
sequencial batch reactor

11. OVERVIEW WASTE WATER
Worldwide, 3 main ways are used to treat wastewater:
(View taken from GPSx, the wastewater modelling software used worldwide by professionals, also used by
BESIX Sanotec)

12. OVERVIEW WASTE WATER
3 different ways, a choice based on:
Space availability (compactness) + treatment efficiency requiered + cost

13. MUNICIPAL: Renovations & extensions
CONVENTIONAL WWTP
INDUSTRIAL: Petroplus Refinery
EMIRATES
Lanaken Antwerpen Noord Leuven
Sharjah Phase 7 Al Wathba Al Razeen

14. MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR
Palm Jumeirah Gulf Estates
Animal park Planckendael
Brussels South Tender

15. SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR
INDUSTRIAL: Pfizer, Puurs
MUNICIPAL: Sharjah, Al Sajaa TDF
Palm Jumeirah Golf Estate:
Temporary WWTP

16. OVERVIEW WASTE WATER
In parallel of wastewater treatment are two very important byproducts to be managed:

17. SLUDGE LINE
Stabilisation
Sludge dewatering
Sludge drying
Belt press: Sharjah
Natural drying beds: Al Razeen
Assisted (turning) drying beds:
Al Wathba
Heat driven process:
Drum dryer, belt dryer, disc
dryer,…
Aerobic: Al Razeen
Anaerobic: Al Wathba
Centrifugal: Al Wathba

18. ODOUR CONTROL
Physico chemical scrubbers:
Sharjah PH 7, Al Wathba
Biological scrubbers: Ajman
Dispersion modelling: Odournet Al
Wathba
(depending on climatological conditions)
Activated carbon filters: Erbisoeul

19. WWTP OF THE FUTURE
VALUE OF REUSING WATER
VALUE OF REUSING SLUDGE
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY

20. Competences
• Waste water
• Potable water
Process & Design
• Pumping station
• Hydro electric
• Hydraulic line & Piping
Hydraulic
• Electricity
• Automation
• Instrumentation
Electricity,
Automation,
Instrumentation
• Engineering
• Purchase
• Site follow up
• Project Management
Project Execution
& Management

21. HOW TO TREAT WATER?
Potable water treatment
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1. SCREENING
2. SEDIMENTATION
3. FILTRATION
4. AERATION
5. CHLORINATION
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION!

22. OVERVIEW POTABLE TREATMENT
Fresh water
Brackish water
Sea water desalination
‐ Conventional
(aeration/coagulation/flocculation/
sedimentation/filtration/disinfection)
‐ Chemical + UF
‐ Conventional
(SF/soft IE/RO/Remin/UV‐NaOCl)
‐ Chemical + UF + RO
‐ Conventional
(intake/DAF or SF/Thermal
processes)
‐ Intake + SF + NF + MSF
‐ Intake + UF + RO + remin
Sri Lanka
Knokke‐Heist
LET, Sharjah
Lonrho, Ghana
Corisco Resort
Mokolo, Cameroon

23. Competences
• Waste water
• Potable water
Process & Design
• Pumping station
• Hydro electric
• Hydraulic line & Piping
Hydraulic
• Electricity
• Automation
• Instrumentation
Electricity,
Automation,
Instrumentation
• Engineering
• Purchase
• Site follow up
• Project Management
Project
Execution &
Management

24. PUMPING STATIONS
Submersible
pumps
Wet well installed
Submersible
pumps
Shaft mounted
Submersible
pumps
Dry mounted
Non Submersible
pumps
Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD)
Physical model:
Dying test ‐> Vortex evaluation

25. HYDRO‐ELECTRIC
LOCK OF LANAYE
Turbines: 5 x 460 kW
(2,3 MW), ~13 m head
Kaplan Turbine
Aspiration

26. HYDRAULIC PROFILE & PIPING
HYDRAULIC PROFILE PIPING

27. Competences
• Waste water
• Potable water
Process & Design
• Pumping station
• Hydro electric
• Hydraulic line & Piping
Hydraulic
• Electricity
• Automation
• Instrumentation
Electricity,
Automation,
Instrumentation
• Engineering
• Purchase
• Site follow up
• Project Management
Project Execution
& Management

28. ELECTRICITY ‐ AUTOMATION ‐ INSTRUMENTATION
ELECTRICITY AUTOMATION INSTRUMENTATION
Software &
Programmation
Oxygen
measurement
Analyser
General
distribution
board
Motor Control
Centre (MCC)
Architecture
Hardware PLC
Logical analysis

29. Competences
• Waste water
• Potable water
Process & Design
• Pumping station
• Hydro electric
• Hydraulic line & Piping
Hydraulic
• Electricity
• Automation
• Instrumentation
Electricity,
Automation,
Instrumentation
• Engineering
• Purchase
• Site follow up
• Project Management
Project Execution
& Management

30. PROJECT EXECUTION & MANAGEMENT
Competences
ENGINEERING
PURCHASE
SITE FOLLOW‐UP
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
EIA EM
3D
HD
Supplier
network
Technical
know how
Knowledge
norms &
standards
Subcontractors
network

31. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. General information
2. Competences of BESIX Sanotec
3. References of BESIX Sanotec
 Waste water
 Drinking water
 Pumping station & hydroelectricity
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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Al Wathba Sewage Treatment Plant
: Al Wathba Veolia Besix Waste Water Company
C/o Abu Dhabi Water Electricity Authority (ADWEA)
: Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi
: 300,000 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 1,400,000 inhabitants
: activated sludge ‐ anaerobic
digestion ‐ water reuse
: 25 Years BOOT
: 2011 (O & M till 2036)

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Allahamah Sewage Treatment Plant
: Al Wathba Veolia Besix Waste Water Company
C/o Abu Dhabi Water Electricity Authority (ADWEA)
: Allahamah, Al Ain
: 130,000 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 600,000 inhabitants
: activated sludge ‐ anaerobic
digestion ‐ water reuse
: 25 Years BOOT
: 2011 (O & M till 2036)

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Jumeirah Golf Estate Temporary STP
: Nakheel
: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
: 15,000 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 60.000 inhabitants
: SBR ‐ water reuse ‐ filling tanker
station
: BOT
: 2009

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Sharjah Sewage Treatment Plant – Phase IV
: Sharjah Municipality
: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
: 75,000 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 300,000 inhabitants
: activated sludge
: EPC
: 2009

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Razeen Labor City STP
: Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC)
: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
: 16,000 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 64,000 inhabitants
: activated sludge ‐ aerobic
sludge stabilization
: Design & Build
: 2012

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Jumeirah Golf Estate Sewage Treatment Plant
: Nakheel
: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
: 220,000 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 880,000 inhabitants
: MBR ‐ sludge destruction ‐
anaerobic digestion ‐ water
reuse
: BOT
: 2009

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Al Sajaa Tanker Discharge Facility & STP
: Sharjah Municipality
: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
: 60,000 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 275,000 inhabitants
: activated sludge
: Design & Build
: 2011 (on Hold)

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Ajman STP & Wastewater Collection System
: Ajman Sewerage Private Company Ltd. (ASPCL)
: Ajman, United Arab Emirates
: 85,000 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 386,000 inhabitants
: UASB ‐ aerobic post treatment
: BOT
: 2007

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Mazagan Waste Water Treatment Plant
: Kerzner International Development
: Mazagan, Morroco
: 791 m3/day
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: activated sludge
: EPC
: 2009

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Erbisoeul Municipal WWTP
: IDEA
: Erbisoeul, Belgium
: 684 m3/day
Population Equivalent
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 3,800 inhabitants
: activated sludge
: design & built
: 2009

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Expansion of Industrial WWTP
: Belgian Refining Corporation
: Antwerp, Belgium
: 1,920 m3/day
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: 2 stages activated sludge
‐ water reuse
: EPC
: 2007

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Construction of Industrial WWTP
: Pfizer Global Manufacturing s.a.
: Puurs, Belgium
: 1400 m3/day
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: SBR
: EPC
: 2007

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Industrial WWTP
: Genzyme
: Geel, Belgium
: 225 m3/day
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: activated sludge
: EPC
: 2009

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Project
Client
Location
: Extension of Industrial WWTP
: Janssen Pharmaceutica
: Geel, Belgium
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: activated sludge
: EPC
: 2006

46. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. General information
2. Competences of BESIX Sanotec
3. References of BESIX Sanotec
 Waste water
 Drinking water
 Pumping station & hydroelectricity
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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Mokola Mora Potable Water Production Centre
: Société nationale des Eaux du Cameroun
: Mokola Mora, Cameroon, Africa
: 7,400 m3/day
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: water storage & PS
: EPC
: 2004

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Project
Client
Location
Capacity
: Pretreatment of Sea Water by Nano Filtration
: Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority
: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
: 720 m3/hour (raw water)
500 m3/hour (permeate)
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: nano filtration (softening plant)
: design & built
: 2006

49. POTABLE WATER – SRI LANKA
MONARAGALA & BUTTALA INTEGRATED WATER SUPPLY PROJECT
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Client: NWSDB
Capacity: 6,000 m³/day or 2,190,000 m³/year
Population served: ± 65,000
Value: € 23,980,000
Schedule EPC contract: 30 months
Operating & maintenance by NWSDB

50. POTABLE WATER ‐ CASE STUDY – SRI LANKA
MONARAGALA & BUTTALA INTEGRATED WATER SUPPLY PROJECT
8. Similar projects
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Executed
 USA : NBB
 Morocco : Mazagan
 Cameroun : Mokolo
Under Negotiation
 Sri Lanka : DankotuwaOn hold / Tendered
 Ghana : Lonhro
 Guinea : Corisco
 Angola : Tundavala

51. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. General information
2. Competences of BESIX Sanotec
3. References of BESIX Sanotec
 Waste water
 Drinking water
 Pumping station & hydroelectricity
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PROJECT
Client
Location
Capacity
: Ecluse de Lanaye Pumping Station
: SOFICO
: Belgium
: 70,000 m3/hour
Type of Treatment
Contract Type
Year of Operation
: Turbine and pumping station
: EPC
: Under Construction

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ALBERT
CHANNEL
LOCKS 1 & 2
LOCK 3 CHANNEL OF
LANAYE
CH / SP
LOCK 4

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WWTP of WATHBA influent PS: 5 + 1 pumps: 34250 m³/h (415 kW)

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WWTP of AL AIN influent PS: 3 + 1 pumps : 10845 m³/h (275 kW per pump)

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STORM WATER pumping station YAS Island: 1 + 4 pumps : 17400 m³/h (215 kW per pump)