SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM RECOVERY ASSESSMENT

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                                           APPEMIX A




                  X.   BACKGROUIVD.


                  TEAM MEMBERS:    A three man team consisting of Mr.' Joseph
                  Matherly, P.B., U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Research
                  Laboratory (CER-L) . Edgar Smith, Ph.D, P.E.   also from CERL,
                  and Mr. Edgar Healy, Environmental Engineer, U.8. Army
                  Engineer District, Mobile, were designated,, in response to a
                  request by Major General Kelly, to visit Xuwait for the
                  purpose of evaluating the status of the wastewater system.


                       OBJECTIVES: The following objectives were developed and
                  a@ead@to subsequent to our in-briefing on is May 1991:
                       1.   To evaluate the existing sewage collection and
                       treatment systems in light of the emergency recovery
                       efforts.
                       2. To identify critical components of the systems and
                       justify their importance to recovery and'operation.
                       3.    To understand and explain the system and its
                       operation in layman's terms for decision makers.

                       4.    To address measures for odor control from a
                       historical and future perspective.'

                       S. To evaluate system response to anticipated demands in
                       the short term, and to lesser extent in the long term.

                       6. To evaluate system recovery efforts to date.

                       7. To develop a recorndnded set of recovery objectives
                       in order of priority.

                       B.'  To' evaluate recovery  management plans and offer
                       recommendations for their  Improvement, and to identify
                       institutional   barriers    to   good    management    and
                       coordination.

             9. To perform other duties  as assigned and requested by
                       KERO and DRAO management and technical staff.
                       .(Consultations regarding water supply and sewage disposal
                       at Doha, 6th Brigade, a Kuwaiti air base, and elsewhere).
                       10.  To identify critical health and safety problems

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Folder Title = SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM RECOVERY ASSESSMENT                                                      
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