Wastewater Services

in
Sultanate of Oman

Sulaiman Al Qasmi
GM Asset management

Agenda

Oman
Governance Structure
Legislation
Oman Wastewater Services Co. (Haya Water)
Salalah Sanitary Drainage Services Company
Sohar Development Office
Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water
Resources

Sultanate of Oman
Country
Capital
Area
Coastline
Population

: Sultanate of Oman
: Muscat
: 309,500 sq km
: 3,165 km
: 3.00 mn

Modernization

Education

Vision
2020
Quality
Of
Life

Environmental
Sustainability

Governance Structure
MRMW

Haya
Water

SSDS

Rest of
Oman

Salalah

Muscat

Shohar
SDA

Oman Wastewater Legislations, Codes and Standards

The applicable legislation for use of TE for

irrigation
Ministerial Decision 145 / 1993: Regulations for wastewater re-use and
discharge. This Decision specifies the required quality of Treated
Effluent to be re-used for various types of irrigation and others. It also
specifies the required sludge standards.
Royal Decree No. 115/2001: Issuing law on Protection of sources of
potable water from pollution. This Decree specifies the standards for
discharge of non-household liquid waste into sewage system (i.e.
industrial discharge).

Oman Wastewater Legislations, Codes and Standards

The applicable legislation for use of TE for outlet to the sea
Ministerial Decision 159 / 2005: Regulations for the discharge of liquid
effluents to the marine environment.

The applicable legislation for use of TE for recharge of aquifers

There is at present no legislation for TE to be used for recharge of
freshwater aquifers.

Oman Wastewater Legislations, Codes and Standards

Haya Water Concession Agreement
Parameter

Unit

BOD5
SS
Total N
Oil + grease
Total P
Faecal Coliforms Bacteria

mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
mg/l
per 100
ml
mg/l

Chlorine residual at
distribution point
Sludge solids concentration
Viable Helminth ova

%
per liter

TE water,
New
STP*
15
15
15
5
30
<200

TE water,
Existing
STP*
15
20
40
5
30
<200

0.3<x<
1.0
>20
<1

0.3<x<1
.0
>11
<1

Ministerial Decision
145/93 Standard A
15
15
N.A.
0.500
30
200
N.A.
>20
<1

VISION

To enable Muscat to become one of the top

cities in the world by building & operating a
world class wastewater system that connects
at least 80% by year 2018
MISSION
Serving society by converting wastewater into
environmental friendly products.
VALUES
Always work as a team of professional people,
treating each other and our customers with care
and respect and conduct business with high
degree of transparency and integrity

Muscat Wastewater Projects

Raising
Main

Sewage Treatment
System

Treated Effluent Production from Muscat Governorate

200,000

175,000

150,000

Cubic
meter
per day

125,000

100,000

75,000

50,000

Note: Excluding Asset Depreciation

For Residential Properties:

Asset Usage Fee: USD 5.2 per property
Operation and Maintenance Fee: USD 0.4/m3

Salalah Sanitary Drainage Services Company

The main purposes of the Company are:
Establishment of a network assembly and transportation of the
sewage project for the City of Salalah.
The establishment of any future expansion of this network to cover
the entire city of Salalah.
The establishment of any future expansions in the treatment plant.
Ownership, management and operation and maintenance of the
assembly, transport and treatment plant and the current network of
groundwater recharge, and any future expansions.

Salalah Wastewater Schemes

TYPE
TRUNK SEWER
FORCE MAIN
RECHARGE MAIN
LATERALS
HOUSE
CONNECTION

LENGTH/km
12,452
22,129
22,670
363,103
260,000

3 Main Pump Stations

29 Area Pump Stations
48 Recharge Wells

DIMETER/mm
800 TO 1400
100 TO 800
300 TO 800
200 TO 450
150 TO 200

MATERIAL
HDPE
DI
DI
UPVC
UPVC

NOTES
Gravity
Pressure Lines
Pressure Lines
Gravity
Gravity

Irrigation Project Details (Under Construction)

Total Length (47.815 km)
Diameter/Mm from 150 to 600 Mm.
Area Pumping Station (5no)
Main Pumping Station (1no)

Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources

Operates 50 STPs all over the country except

Muscat, Salalah and Sohar.
Conventional Treatment Plants
Total Capacity 53,000 m3/day
Actual Treatment 29,000 m3/day
Water use for Agriculture 6400 m3/day