Saida, Lebanon
Rehabilitation of the
Dump in Saida
 |
Client:
Saida Municipality
Start Date:
August
2005
Completion Date:
February 2006
Financing Agency:
Saida Municipality & South
for Construction
Project Description:
The dump
is located on the seashore at the southern entrance of Saida
city and according to a topographic study conducted by Saida
municipality in December 2004, the dump have a height of
around 32 m (from road level) at his southern part, a length
of 315 m along the seashore and a width of 80 m at his
northern part.
According to a study done by Bureau Stephan in March 2003,
Saida dump had a surface area of approximately 29,182 m2
and contained then around 431,530 m2 of waste.
Remediation works include: mobilization of waste processing
equipment and establishing a safe working environment,
excavation starting from the southern western side of the
dumpsite suspected to contain the oldest waste, sorting, and
biodegradation/composting of the soil-like material generated
at the sorting facility and screened for organic content.
The latter
will be used in the rehabilitation of a closed quarry used
currently for the unsanitary disposal of municipal solid waste
and has been considered by a government-appointed committee as
a possible location for the creation of a sanitary landfill.
Preparation of the site and operation of the project will be
the responsibility of South for Construction while the
municipality of Saida will be in charge of the location and
its partial hand-over to the contractor. Remediation works are
expected to be completed during a period of five years.
Services:
Collection of data
related to solid waste composition at the dumpsite, physical
and biological environment in and around the site in
particular seawater quality, and marine and terrestrial
biodiversity. Analysis of different alternatives for the
rehabilitation process and thus based on economic and
environmental criteria’s and analysis of different
alternatives for processed material/soil disposal (including
the reclamation of an abandoned quarry). Identification of an
appropriate location for the disposal of generated soil and
backfill material, which included the conduction of a
geological survey in the concerned area. Holding several
public participation meetings at Saida Municipality in the
presence of stakeholders to present the project, discuss it
and solicit comments.
