MABR wastewater treatment container in off-grid Algeria - Case Study

Challenges for RedMed Group, Algeria

The client, RedMed Group has several remote mining camps, that require wastewater treatment to meet waste stream discharge limits. Taking into consideration these mining camps setting, several issues needed to be addressed, to deliver a fully functional treatment system:

1. Decentralized and/or off grid locations require easy to ship and deploy, modular system with energy efficient processes to significantly reduce energy requirements for the operation,
2. BOD removal and the effluent quality must meet local guidelines for irrigation use, therefore the capacity of the treatment system needs to be easily increased if needed,
3. There should be no use of chemicals in wastewater treatment operation, therefore the biology needs to be robust and adjust well to changing wastewater characteristics and weather conditions.

The big challenge for this RedGroup project - Hassi Messaoud, is to deliver a system that combines all these attributes and it is easy to operate and maintain by local staff.