SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM RECOVERY ASSESSMENT

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                             d. OMI has a high priority on this station because
                             it is the only station going directly to Rigga STP.
                             (See 1. above)
                             e.   A3 was visited @o May and it was determined
                             that the dry Well was not flooded to a level above
                             the motors. The pumps are apparently underwater.
                             No information -was obtained regarding this stations
                             priority or schedule for repair.


                       2. OMX performance capability.
                       OMI has qualif ied technicians in the country in the
                  functional areas of:

                             a. Sewage treatment plant O&M,
                             b. Pump station and collection system O&M, and
                             c. The administrative aspects of contracting-
                       omi   evidently received     their first environmental
                  engineering support from within   country from CH2M personnel
                  during the week of 26 May 1991. This is likely a reason for.
                  the oversights in the jointly 'produced (OMI/MPW) recov@
                  objectives and priority statements. The number of personnel,
                  both technical and engineering staff, has been slow to arrive
                  by OKI personnel assessment because of omi claims of delays in
                  visa approval for entry through Saudi. There is no reason to
                  doubt this claim.

                       OMI Performance capability is being constrained
                  direction by committee, and approval authority for Procurement
                  and resource committal authority. being[ retained by the
                  committee. The basis for this is in part the poor quality of
                  the contract between OMI and MPW. The other aspects may be
ed to a desire on the'part of the MPW to retain and
                  exercise control of the recovery. effort. The effects of this
                  decision are significant'in terms of the execution of repair
                  and replaceawant plans and efforts - it is "micro management
                  in a time  recruirincr management ef'forts.to be focused more on
                  the long term implications of the recovery effort, and the
                  long term planning, for infrastructure replacement and
                  construction.

                        The steering committee should be focused more on the
                  issues related to the very poor condition of a relatively new
                  sewage collection and treatment system.      There are serious
                  oversights in existing design at all treatment plants,
                  problems with inadequate treatment capacity, and an obvious
                  ,problem related to routine O&M of-both treatment plants and

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Folder Title = SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM RECOVERY ASSESSMENT                                                      
Subject = SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM RECOVERY ASSESSMENT
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