Environmental Adviser as part of an International team.

Project Title

Khalifa Port Industrial Zone (2009-2011)

Location

Khalifa, Abu Dhabi

Country

Abu Dhabi

Client

Confidential

Business Sectors

Water Services, Environment and Infrastructure

Services (Technical Disciplines)

• Wastewater Strategy
• Hazardous and Non-hazardous waste management strategy
• Seveso and quantitive risk modelling
• Air quality assessment

Project Objectives

Khalifa Port Industrial Zone is a 200 sq km heavy industrial and commercial zone and deep water Port. One of the largest in the Gulf Region, which commenced in 2008.  Phase 1 involves the construction of a deepwater Port to enable the existing Port to move from the centre of Abu Dhabi, near the worlds largest aluminium smelter, 2 new power stations and a hot metal processing mill.

Our Role

Environmental Adviser as part of an International team lead by IDI to undertake the following:

• Prepare a Process Wastewater Strategy and determine design and treatment options for wastewater;  generate budget costs
• Determine final treated sewage effluent and process wastewater quality standards and determine most appropriate treatment technology
• Prepare Hazardous and Non-hazardous waste management strategy for solid and liquid waste and detailed plan
• Seveso and quantitative risk modelling to determine appropriate distances between major accident hazard installations to enable KPIZ land-use zoning
• Air quality assessment. Determination of capacity available in the airshed to receive emissions and proposal of ambient air quality standards for KPIZ.

Geoscience Ireland Contact

Teri Hayes – teri.hayes@awmconsulting.com