In the Panama Metropolitan Area, wastewater was discharged directly into the Gulf of Panama at a rate of approximately 330,000 m3 / day (2005) due to the lack of sewage treatment facilities.
Consequently, serious water pollution and odor were occurring, as evidenced by Ministry of Health ordinance (2001) prohibiting the consumption of fish and shellfish caught in the surrounding area of the Gulf of Panama. These problems were deteriorating the citizen’s living environment, and the city’s value as an international marine transportation hub and service and tourism industry-based waterfront city. The project aims to improve the living and water environment through the construction of sewage treatment facilities with a capacity of 5.5 m3/s (total of Modules 1 and 2).
· The project is one of the leading projects in the Central America both in terms of scale and technical level.
· The project contributed significantly to the cleanup of the Gulf of Panama, which is an important international marine transportation hub and provide marine and tourism resource that supports the livelihood of the Panamanian people.
· The project contributed to the reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases adopting the innovative technologies proposed by the consultant such as an activated sludge system for water treatment, and thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion systems for sludge treatment, to reduce the amount of sludge and increase biogas generation used to produce electricity for the Plant´s self-consumption. Module-1 of the project has been registered as a Clean Development Mechanism Project under Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
· The project established the Interactive Environmental Education Center, that seeks to
Please explain why you think this project should receive an award? provide continuous education to students of all ages, promoting water conservation and environmental programs awareness.
· The project used FIDIC Conditions of Contracts as the legal tool for its execution, providing the adequate balance that made possible to successfully finish the Project.
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Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.
Nippon Koei Latin America - Caribbean Co., Ltd.
Ministry of Health
