Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.; www.bv.com) will help the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) enhance the environment by expanding wastewater treatment facilities (WWTF) in the city. Black & Veatch will undertake a feasibility study, and prepare a detailed project report and tender document, for the proposed 847-million L/d Malad Zone WWTF. The project, once commissioned, will be India’s largest.
Black & Veatch will be involved in designing a modern WWTF to mitigate coastal pollution. Further environmental benefits will be achieved through water reuse; wastewater will be treated for non-potable applications, reducing the stress on Mumbai’s water resources. As part of the project, Black & Veatch will assess the possibility of using space at five satellite pumping stations — at Gorai, Vallabh Nagar, Charkop, Shimpoli, Goregaon and Malad IPS — for WWTFs, as an alternative to creating a single, large WWTF at Malad. This approach would simplify distribution from the water reuse facilities.
One of the reasons for the project is compliance to new discharge standards revised by the Central Pollution Control Board.
“Black & Veatch’s global capability in dealing with complex wastewater treatment problems, including experience in sludge digestion and water reuse helped significantly in qualifying for the project. Having a local team of highly skilled water engineers and understanding of the local delivery model also benefited,” says Anand Pattani, Vice President, managing director, India, Black & Veatch.
Black & Veatch has a legacy, lasting more than two decades, of successfully executing projects for MCGM. The company has delivered large-scale complex schemes, including the first phase of the Bombay sewerage and water supply projects. For the latter Black & Veatch designed two major sea outfalls and seven preliminary wastewater treatment facilities, along with the interconnecting collection systems with pumping stations.