Project

The Paphos wastewater treatment plant was designed for a capacity of 8,000 m³/day at year 2002, and a capacity of 16,000 m³/day for year 2020.

The main process units are:

• Inlet works with mechanical screening, grit and scum removal
• An off-line emergency storage lagoon
• A septage reception tank
• 2 primary settling tanks with sludge pumping
• Activated sludge aeration tank in multiple channels
• 2 secondary settling tanks with return activated sludge and waste sludge pumping facilities
• Pumping facilities for effluent from secondary settling tanks
• Flocculation facilities for the effluent prior to sand filtration
• Rapid gravity sand filters
• Chlorination facilities for effluent disinfection
• Waste sludge thickening tank(s)
• Aerobic digestion tank(s) with air blowers
• Thickened sludge flocculation unit
• Belt filter press sludge de-watering units
• Pre-treatment building with system for odour control

The Sewerage Board of Paphos appointed LBI as the Project Manager for the Construction and Commissioning of the Paphos Wastewater Treatment Project.

Assignment

The Consultant undertook the following supervision tasks:

• Review Contractor process calculations
• Review Contractor construction drawings
• Review Contractor equipment submittals
• Review Contractor commissioning procedure
• Review O&M Manual
• Supervise testing commissioning
• Supervised air diffuser efficiency testing
• Facilitated plant handover.