Haya Water, a major government-owned water reuse company in Oman, is set to present key projects and technologies at Oman's largest gathering of drainage, wastewater, flood control and dam design and construction specialists.

 

The Drainage Rehabilitation and Wastewater Management conference will be held on September 7 and 8 at the InterContinental Hotel in Muscat.

 

The showcase will be in line with its commitment of making Oman greener and healthier by building, operating and maintaining a sustainable wastewater system aligns to that of the conference and the wide range of topics that are being discussed at the event.

 

It will showcase presentations and discussions in implementing strategies to design, construct operate and maintain effective drainage and wastewater networks in the Sultanate.

 

Water scarcity, increase in population and improvement of the living standards has put strain on water resources and their use in the country. Hence, finding new unconventional water resources such as treated wastewater (TWW) has become highly important in the country, said a statement.

 

The importance of wastewater as a potential source of water is apparent in countries that suffer from shortage of water especially to those in the arid zone such as the Sultanate, it said.

 

The non-conventional resources in Oman are from desalination of seawater, storage dams and recharge dams, and treated wastewater. Effective management of these resources will play an important role in providing an efficient and sustainable form of overcoming challenges such as scarcity of water and floods. 

 

In a desert environment with scarce natural water resources, it is vital to maximise every water resource possible, said the statement.

 

More than 150 international and regional drainage, wastewater and flood control experts will join key representatives from Haya Water along with experts from Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, Muscat Municipality, National Survey Authority - Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Health at the conference, it said.

 

Sulieman Musallam Al Rawahi, general manager of Corporate Affairs, said: "This is a great opportunity for the wastewater management sector to come together in Muscat and share ideas and new technologies that will benefit everyone in the Sultanate and the region in general.

 

"Haya Water consistently supports conferences like this and will always promote the projects and progress on initiatives aimed at keeping with its vision of Making Oman greener and healthier and it is always a part of Haya's strategy and vision in order to enhance Hay's brand and services to the society.”

 

"Haya Water will be using this platform to identify contractors and solution providers who has the expertise and technology to help them build, operate and maintain a sustainable water and wastewater network across the Sultanate,” he added. - TradeArabia News Service