Construction of Tehran Sixth Water Treatment Plant

Construction of Tehran Sixth Water Treatment Plant

Period 2009–2015
Client Tehran Regional Water Company
Location Highlands of District 22, Tehran
Stage Design and Execution

Technical Specifications:

•    One stilling basin
•    One Parshall flume
•    Three bar screens
•    Six rapid mixing units
•    Six pulsators
•    24 dual-layer rapid gravity filters
•    Primary and secondary chlorination systems using chlorine gas
•    25,000 m³ storage reservoir
•    Chemical, chlorination, general operation, and auxiliary buildings
•    Overall capacity: 15 m³/s

Role of Moshanir

Consultant to the client for design and site supervision.

Special Achievements

•    Design and selection of dual-layer filters with higher efficiency compared to conventional single-layer filters.
•    Construction of filter structures on top of the storage reservoir to maintain water level.
•    Due to the special topography of the treatment plant site, careful layout of microstrainers, pulsators, filters, and reservoir outside the corridor of high-voltage transmission lines crossing the site.
•    Design and management of floodwaters originating from the northern highlands into natural waterways of the area.
•    Stage I studies for the transfer system of surplus inflow water from the tunnel to Tehran Water Treatment Plant No. 2 or to the Kan River.