Case Study
Fast-track Water Treatment Design and Construction in the Dominican Republic
Fast-track Water Treatment Design and Construction in the Dominican Republic Client: National Institute of Water and Sewage of the Dominican Republic Location: Dominican Republic In the Dominican Republic, competing uses of water for irrigation, water supply, and hydropower generation have resulted in water shortages in several urban and newly-constructed tourist areas. To provide safe drinking water to the urban service areas of La Romana, San Cristobal, and San Francisco de Macoris, the National Institute of Water and Sewage of the Dominican Republic (INAPA) retained the Biwater/Sinercon Consortium for the Design-Build delivery of three 87,000 m 3 /d Water Treatment Plants and associated infrastructure. In turn, Biwater U.S.A. retained Hazen and Sawyer to provide engineering design and