In an environment of severe water scarcity, the Omani Public Water Authority (PAEW) is facing a significant increase of water consumption, year after year.
The PAEW recognises that there is a real need to ensure the reliability of its water supply system through increased storage capacity and providing additional supply sources during the peak season and in emergency situations. As a result, PAEW has launched a study to assess the value and feasibility of developing artificial groundwater storage and recovery (ASR) facilities in the country.
Our solution
Seureca conducted a hydraulic study including a water demand assessment to determine the supply options from aquifers and their capacity to meet nationwide demands.
Seureca's expertise focused on:
- Evaluation of ASR as strategic drinking water resource to be used during emergency cases;
- Evaluation of ASR as seasonal storage application, to balance peak & low water supply & demand;
- Assessment of the options to connect ASR to existing & planned water infrastructure;
- Investigation for the feasibility of a central ASR vs regional ASRs;
- Evaluation of interconnections of ASR schemes to existing and under construction water transmission systems;
- Comparison for the use of existing infrastructure vs new infrastructure for ASR implementations: desalination plants, well fields, dams;
- Cost Estimation for the implementation of 3 different ASR options.
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