projects - water + sanitation
| project name | Jebel Aulia White Nile Water Transmission Line (JAWN) |
| owner | Project Implementation Unit for KNIA, Khartoum (Sudan) |
| prime consultant | Dorsch Consult Airports, Munich (Germany) |
| location | Khartoum (Sudan) |
| project duration | begin january 2008 |
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The Project Implementation Unit for Khartoum New International Airport (KNIA) and the public water purveyor State Khartoum Water Corp. agreed to develop a water supply scheme for the White Nile west banks to service future KNIA and the surrounding regional development.
The Jebel Aulia White Nile Water Transmission (JAWN) Scheme is planned for 15,000 m³ (4 Mgal) daily transmission capacity.
It encompass approx 7 km (4.5 miles) DN500 (20”) transmission line, starting at the Corp’s Jewel Aulia water treatment plant on the White Nile east bank, pumping station, the White Nile river crossing, and a 35,000 m³ (9 Mgal) concrete Regional Water Reservoir.
A 7 km (4.5 miles) DN200 (8”) transmission systems delivers water supply of the future KNIA.
White Nile at JAWN river crossing (l), Jebel Aulia water treatment plant (r)
responsibilities
feasibility study for JAWN water transmission line:
- demand estimates, coordination with water production capacities
- pipeline routing, coordination with topographic survey and geotechnical investigation
- hydraulic design
- recommendations on project implementation