The masterplan is intended to provide an integrated decision framework for future investment into water and wastewater treatment, groundwater management, surface water and treated wastewater effluent infrastructure for the next 50 years.
The tool will allow the Public Works Authority (PWA) to examine, interrogate and plan future wet infrastructure investment, while taking into account the ever-changing demographics and wet infrastructure needs.
"This win is the result of a fantastic global team effort,” said MWH Middle East operations director Ian Hutchinson said. “The Qatar master plan gives MWH the opportunity to showcase its experience and value at the planning stage of water resource projects where it can really make the greatest difference in the development of a country's infrastructure."
A core driver is PWA's objective to embrace an integrated water management approach that brings together the planning and implementation of all water streams to create a state-of-the-art, sustainable infrastructure system upon which Qatar can continue to grow and prosper. The masterplan will be aligned with the Qatar National Vision 2030 and will study the whole water cycle in Qatar, to maximise water conservation and minimise wastage through an integrated approach to its management.
The project team will work closely with all stakeholders, from both the public and private sectors, to consider Qatar's short and long-term growth as well as providing flexibility to support major events such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
MWH will also train and transfer all project knowledge to PWA staff, including the use of the IT-related tools so that updates to the masterplan may be carried out periodically as and when required by PWA staff.
The master plan study will be completed in 24 months. At a formative stage of the project PWA and MWH will investigate, study and implement various initiatives that will produce immediate and tangible benefits to the community.
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