Middle Area and Rafah Reservoirs and Pumping Facilities (USAID Task Order AID-294-TO-16-00009)

  • Category
    Reservoirs
  • Client
    Palestinian Water Authority (PWA)
  • Supervisor
    AECOM
  • Funded By
    USAID
  • Region
    Buriej, Maghazi, Deir Al Balah and Rafah
  • From - To
    2016-12-19 - 2019-01-06
  • Value
    15,767,933.00$

Key facts

Pipe length
About 27 km
Diameters
HDPE 160–800 mm; ductile iron 50–800 mm
Pipe material
HDPE, with ductile-iron connections
Storage
15,300 m³ in four ground reservoirs (Buriej 3,300; Maghazi, Deir Al Balah and Rafah 4,000 each)
Controls
PLC/SCADA at each site, 500 signal licences per site

Four ground-level water reservoirs with booster pumping stations, supply and distribution pipelines and SCADA at Buriej, Maghazi, Deir Al Balah and Rafah, built under USAID task order AID-294-TO-16-00009 for the Palestinian Water Authority. MACC built the reservoirs, pumping stations, pipelines and control systems, with AECOM as construction management consultant. The four sites were handed over to the PWA in January 2019.

Scope of work

  • Buriej: new 3,300 m³ reinforced-concrete ground reservoir
  • Maghazi, Deir Al Balah and Rafah: new 4,000 m³ reinforced-concrete ground reservoir at each site
  • A new booster pump station at each site, with disinfection room, electrical and control building, standby diesel generator, power supply and transformer, and guard house
  • PLC and SCADA system at each site with 500 signal licences
  • Solar PV system at each site
  • HDPE supply and distribution pipelines from 160 to 800 mm, including a 1.9 km, 800 mm distribution line at Buriej
  • Ductile-iron pipework connections from 50 to 800 mm
  • Reservoir yards with retaining walls, boundary walls, landscaping, security fencing and sliding gates