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RSSAmiad Selected As Prime Contractor For Sewage Treatment Project In Israel
October 18, 2006
Treatment of sewage at the Municipalitys plant is one of the largest systems of this type in Israel
Oxnard, CA — Amiad, a producer and global supplier of water filters and filtration systems for the industrial & municipal and the irrigation markets, announces that it has been selected as prime contractor for a US$1.4m contract for the treatment of sewage for the Municipality of Raanana, a suburban area north-east of Tel-Aviv, Israel, with an estimated resident population of about 70,000.
The project, which involves the tertiary treatment of sewage at the Municipality's treatment plant, is one of the largest systems of this type in Israel and is Amiad's biggest single project of its kind. The project is scheduled to be delivered by the end of January 2007 and covers the installation of a complete treatment works including a filtration system based on Amiad's automated filters and multi-media filters, pumping station, excavation & piping, electrical & control kit, erection of plant, operations and maintenance for a year.
Using Amiad's systems, sewage water at the plant will be treated for application in unlimited irrigation at the rate of 5.5 million cubic meters a year.
Yossi Katz, Chief Executive Officer of Amiad, said: "This contract is Amiad's biggest project of this kind and our systems will enable sewage to be turned into a valuable resource for unlimited irrigation, thereby reducing consumption of clean water. Amiad's filtration systems provide a field-proven solution for municipalities worldwide".
SOURCE: Amiad Filtration Systems
