Giant environment investment 'Erzurum Waste Water Treatment Plant' is opened in a ceremony on World Environment Day
05 June 2016
The Erzurum Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) was inaugurated on 5 June 2016 in İstanbul within the framework of “World Environment Day, Environmental Projects Opening Ceremony”. The event was hosted by our Minister Mr. Mehmet Özhaseki and Mr. Ahmet Arslan, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications.
Minister Özhaseki took part at the opening ceremony in Erzurum via teleconference, which was attended by Erzurum Governor Dr. Ahmet Altıparmak, Mayor Mehmet Sekmen, the Director of the Department of European Union Investments (DoEUI) Ferruh Parmaksız accompanied by Ministry experts and other officials.
The construction of the largest WWTP of the East which cost 31 million Euro was managed by the DoEUI of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization in cooperation with the Metropolitan Municipality of Erzurum.
The Erzurum WWTP will meet the wastewater treatment needs of the city until 2040. It will help prevent the contamination of Karasu and Euphrates rivers. The plant, which has outstanding facilities with sustainable features, will meet its energy needs by powering itself with the actual wastewater it will treat by burning sludge.
The plant has a capacity to treat 64 thousand cubic meters of wastewater. The network built to support the city stretches to 24.8 kilometers. In addition, 7 kilometers of wastewater collectors, 3 kilometers of pressurized sewage lines and 2.2 kilometers of rainwater drainage lines were constructed.
