Chapter 4
– Sewage Systems and Water Treatment –
A statement about the sewage water treatment plants ( STP ) in the state of Kuwait
Kabd STP :
The station was established in 2007 with a designed capacity of 180,000 m³/ day, and could be expanded to 250,000 m³/ day
in its same current area. It now receives wastewater of an estimated 150,000 m³/ day from the new pump station in Al-Jahra.
The station serves Al-Jahra, Sulaibikhat, Saad Al-Abdulla, and Jabir Al-Ahmed areas
The station produces tertiary-treated water by 98.6% of the total amount of sewage water flow, through the following stages:
1. The primary treatment phase (physical therapy) - to remove sediment, sand and oil.
2. Bilateral treatment stage (biological treatment) where the water is ventilated by compressed air in order to oxidize the
organic matter and the remove odor-causing gases.
3. Tertiary treatment phase (sterilization and filtration).
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