Dubai Municipality will spend Dh492 million on setting up new sewage and storm water systems in the Al Quoz labour camp and Nad Al Sheba 4 areas

The Drainage and Irrigation department at Dubai Municipality is setting up new sewage and storm water system for Al Quoz Industrial Area I, II, III and IV at a cost of about Dh86 million; the department has also approved the design for a sewage and storm water system project for Nad Al Sheba 4 area at a cost of Dh 406 million.

The Al Quoz project, to be completed in 540 days, aims to extend sewerage and storm water drainage services to labour camp areas located in the Al Quoz Industrial Area I, II, III and IV. The project is located along Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Khail Road and Umm Suqeim Road. It will cover a total area of 159 hectares out of the 1,897 hectares in the Al Quoz Industrial Area. The project will provide sewage as well as storm water drainage services to 145,000 people in the region.  The project components include wastewater collection and rainwater pipes, the groundwater level reducing pipes, wastewater and rainwater collection chambers, house connection pipes, manholes and domestic connection inspection rooms, rainwater connection rooms, and the establishment of a sewage pumping station as well as a pumping line.

The Nad Al Sheba-4 project is located along the Emirates Road and Al Ain Road, and the regions of the Nad Al Sheba-2 and 3. The project, covering an area of 594 hectares, will provide sewage and storm water drainage services to 347,053 people in the region, and is to be completed in 915 days. The project aims to extend the sewage and storm water drainage network to all residential, commercial, recreational and service areas located in Nad Al Sheba-4, to receive the disposal of drainage and storm water from Dubai Academic City and Dubai Silicon Oasis on the main lines, in addition to receiving the future sewage and rain water of Nad Al Sheba-3.  A new sewage pumping station of 900 litres/second capacity, same as the existing one, will also be set up. Other components include development of existing rain water pumping station and the establishment of a new storm water pumping station with a capacity of 9,000 litres/second. These projects are part of the Drainage and Irrigation Department's 2009 plans, conforming to the latest international specifications and conditions, and based on designs approved by the Municipality.