SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM RECOVERY ASSESSMENT

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                 V. OKI RRCOVBRY MANAGGMENT AND PROGRESS 'kO DA7',g.

                      l.. General.

                      0141 has an exclusive contract for the restoration of the
                 Kuwait City sanitary wastewater collection and treatment
                 system. They were the contractor for these services prior to
                 the -invasion and, have institutional memory regarding the
                 systems. Their assessments of pre-invasion conditions related
                 to the collection @nd treatment system are the best basis for
                 determining changes occurring during occupation and liberation
                 of Kuwait City.

                      OMI staffing is currently at 22 people including 3
                 engineers from CH2M who arrived about 27 May.         Thgy are
                 expecting 10 to 12 to arrive each week over the next several
                 weeks until their staffing reaches a total of 75 People. They
                 have 'a one year contract for operation and maintenance
                 services, including recovery efforts. As of this.date, they
                 reportedly have over 200 laborers and craftsmen'under contract
                 and working. They report 6 or 7 sub-contractors are    ' working
                 functional areas such -as drying and rewinding electric motors,
                 and repairing the piping at the influent headworks to the
                 Ardiya STP.
                      OKI Superintendent for Pumping Stations, Mr. B.,T.
                 Nichols, provided the following information regarding the
                 pumping stations prior to the invasion: -
                      1. The new pump motors 'for station AIS, the prime pump
                      station for moving sewage to the Rigga STP, will take 45
                      weeks for delivery.' Reportedly the steering committee
                      is the approving authority for any efforts at expediting.
contract between OMI and the Xuwait Ministry of
                      Public Works does not address schedules or expediting-of
                      repair/replacement. in essence it is' at the.discretion,
                      of the contractor whether the extra cost involved in
                      expediting a repair or replacement is-"normal expense" or
                      must be approved and funded at added cost.)             The
                      contractor (OMI,,30 May 91) has noted that the replacement
                      could likely be expedited at extra cost.
                   We spoke with Mr. Gerhard Barkwi@z, sales engineer with KSB
                 Pumps in Germany, and he estimated 6 months delivery. time on
                 large pump motors from Siemens or AEG.

                      2. The All pump station is a major source of sewage     for
                      the Ardiya STP. The dry well was flooded and damage is
                      assumed to the pump motors. They are currently being
                      dried and worked by a sub-contractor. The schedule for
                      completion-of the work and related decisions related to


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Box ID = BX000000
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Parent Organization = CORPS OF ENGS   
Folder Title = SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM RECOVERY ASSESSMENT                                                      
Subject = SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM RECOVERY ASSESSMENT
Document Number =        129
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