Water Supply, Wastewater

Collection, Disposal and Treatment

Systems for the towns of Hadibo
and Qalansiyah in Soqotra Island,
Yemen
Project director
Assignment

Client
Financing
Agency
Partners
Composition of
Team

Wal, Jan van de (JWK)

Preparation of Detailed Engineering Design and Tender
Documents for Water Supply, Wastewater Collection,
Disposal and Treatment Systems for the towns of Hadibo
and Qalansiyah in Soqotra Island.
Government of Yemen
National government
EC, MM Oman
Euroconsult Mott MacDonald: Team Leader / Contract
Specialist, Field Co-ordinator / Water Supply Engineer,
Hydrogeologist, Sr Financial Specialist, Topographic
Surveyor / Wastewater Engineer, Sr. Environment / Ecology
Specialist, AutoCAD / Mapping Specialist
Partner(s): Sr. Water Supply - Wastewater / Treatment
Process Design Eng., Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer,
Structural Engineer

Period of
Assignment

From April 2009 to June 2013

Staff months: Euroconsult Mott MacDonald: 16; Partner(s):
39

Contract value
Background

Euroconsult Mott MacDonald: 431,800

Partner(s): 56,050
The Soqotra archipelago is located in the north-western
part of the Indian Ocean in the Gulf of Aden about 400 km
south of the Yemeni Coastline. There are four islands in the
group, namely Soqotra (125 x 42 km) and the smaller
islands of Abd Al Kuri, Samha and Darsa. Darsa is
uninhabited and Samha and Abd Al Kuri are sparsely
populated. The population of the archipelago has been
estimated to be about 44,000. It is one of the poorest and
most disadvantaged group of islands anywhere. The water
production for both Hadibo and Qalansiyah does not cover
the water demand for the inhabitants and other activities.

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Water Supply, Wastewater Collection, Disposal and

Treatment Systems for the towns of Hadibo and
Qalansiyah in Soqotra Island, Yemen

The existing water supply distribution system in Hadibo

was not properly designed and 70% of it needs
replacement while 30% has recently been installed in
2005. The continuity of water supply is daily but only for
12 hours per day.
Description of
project

The project aimed to improve the quality of life of the

population in the towns of Hadibo and Qalansiyah by
reducing health risks related to the use of insufficient
drinking water (in terms of quantity and quality and lack of
wastewater collection and treatment. This goal was to be
achieved through the provision of basic volume of safe
water through new and /or rehabilitated production and
distribution systems and sanitary schemes improvement of
the operational efficiency of the rehabilitated and/or
upgraded water supply and scheme, and an improvement
of the hygiene awareness and health attitudes of the
population.

Services
provided

The objectives of the Consultancy were:

i) To achieve an overall understanding of present water
supply conditions and of future requirements.
ii) To determine satisfactory service levels and standards
commensurate with affordability and environmental
concerns.
iii) To ensure that facilities to be provided are least cost
solutions financially, and environmentally sustainable, and
appropriate to the circumstances.
iv) To arrive at the most feasible alternatives for the
development of sufficient and sustainable water resources
for the demand through the project horizon.
v) To carry out hydraulic networks analysis and
rehabilitation study of the existing water systems.
vi) To recommend and design improvements and
extensions to the water facilities to serve the population of
the project area to the year 2034.
vii) To prepare the feasibility study and detailed design and
tender document of the first stage for sewage collection
and treatment facilities.
The scope of the services included the following major
tasks:
Task (A) : Preparation of water supply system design report
(feasibility report).
Task (B) : Preparation of detailed engineering design and
tender documents for water supply project of Hadibo and
Qalansiyah.
Task (C) : Preparation of wastewater design report

Euroconsult Mott MacDonald

Water Supply, Wastewater Collection, Disposal and

Treatment Systems for the towns of Hadibo and
Qalansiyah in Soqotra Island, Yemen

( feasibility report).
Task (D) : Preparation of detailed engineering design and
tender document for wastewater collection and treatment
systems.

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