03 Jun 500, 000 Gallons Water Storage Tank, Belmopan
Project Name: Design and Build 500,000 Gallon underground water tight storage tank, Belmopan WTP expansion 3
Location: Belmopan Water Treatment Plant, nearby Femagra, Humming Bird Highway, Belmopan
Project Manager: Mr. Sanjay Keshwani
Project Engineer: Mr. Edward Eck and Mr. Adrian Lisbey
Project Cost: $1.25 Million
Duration of the Project: 16 months
Capacity of the tank: 500,000.00 gallons potable water
Contractor: Maheias United Limited
Status: Completion Stage
Reason Required:
Belize Water services built 3 new filters and 2 new sedimentation tanks in the past. That increased plant capacity from 0.7 MGD1 to 1.4 MGD to produce water. The Current capacity of Belmopan WTP2 is 1.4 MGD.
Prior to building this new tank, Belmopan had a storage tank with the capacity of 600,000 gallons. That storage capacity was insufficient for future demand and/or plant failures. It was therefore necessary to increase the storage capacity of the plant to meet current and future demands.
The storage tank will stabilize flow rate and increase storage capacity enabling enough water to be produced to last for a whole day. BWS recently installed new water network systems to supply water to Cotton Tree, Frank’s Eddy and St. Matthews Villages. Therefore, this new tank will be able to meet the increase in demand to these communities.
During a hurricane threat, the stored 1.1 million gallons of water can be managed to supply Belmopan and these communities as well as evacuees from coastal and flooded areas.
1. MGD – million gallons per day
2. WTP – Water Treatment Plant