The Saudi Water Authority (SWA) and the National Water Company (NWC) signed an agreement for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of 16 water purification plants to purify the water coming from wells of the Central Cluster's governorates, towns, and villages. Engineer Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Abdul Karim, SWA President and Dr. Fuad bin Ahmed Alshikhmubarak, NWC, CEO attended the signing ceremony.
The agreement, signed by Engineer Tariq bin Ghassan Al-Ghaffari, Vice President for Water Research and Promising Technologies, SWA and Engineer Mansour bin Mohammed Abu Thunain, Executive Vice President for Projects, NWC, aims to enhance water security, provide new sources of drinking water, develop environmentally friendly groundwater desalination technologies with high-efficiency rates, and meet the increasing demand rates in the governorates of the central Cluster by providing decentralized production capacities of more than 18,000 cubic meters per day. The agreement also aims to maximize the engineering and technical expertise and capabilities of the SWA staff, and apply the latest technologies and innovations in cooperation with international equipment manufacturers to ensure the achievement of the highest levels of operational efficiency and sustainability.
The agreement stems from SWA's expertise in the design and construction of water plants, and as part of its efforts to develop sustainable solutions for water resources management, as the new plants will be designed with various production capacities, contributing to the provision of high quality drinking water to more than 80,000 beneficiaries in the region.
The project also includes the establishment of integrated water treatment and distribution facilities to ensure the highest levels of efficiency and quality, in an important step to improve the reliability of water supply in areas facing resource challenges and improve the level of basic services, in addition to supporting the efforts of the water system to develop water infrastructure and ensure its sustainability, and SWA's commitment to provide innovative solutions to meet water challenges in accordance with the best international standards, utilizing its engineering and technical capabilities, and within its strategic objectives to achieve integrated water resources management, enhance the sustainability of the sector in the Kingdom, and increase the efficiency of its infrastructure.
