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Qatar Update: Drawdown Acheived For New ‘Al Dafnah District’ Project

WJ Groundwater is currently working with Dutch Foundation to dewater a 2B+G+1+30 residential building in Doha, Qatar.  The property is located in the Al Dafnah District, also known as the Diplomatic Area. The project consultant is LACASA (Qatar).

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The WJ Groundwater team led by Noel Melendez (Project Manager) and Vijayakumar (Site Engineer) is deploying a number of deepwells that are supplemented by a level of trenching and sumping to control groundwater levels.

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WJ GroundwaterQatar Update: Drawdown Acheived For New ‘Al Dafnah District’ Project
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Dr Toby Roberts To Speak At Arabian Tunnelling Conference

WJ Groundwater‘s chairman Dr Toby Roberts has been invited to speak at this year’s Arabian Tunnelling Conference and Exhibition 2015 (ATC).

The event is to take place at The Grand Hyatt, Dubai, UAE on 23-25 November and the ‘theme’ this year is ‘Innovative Underground Infrastructure – Challenges and Opportunities’. 

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WJ GroundwaterDr Toby Roberts To Speak At Arabian Tunnelling Conference

Qatar Project Update: Marina Yacht Club – Lusail City

WJ Groundwater is now working with contractors, Ceinsa – JTC Joint Venture to dewater the construction site at the future Marina Yacht Club in Lusail City, Doha.

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Work on the grand project’s design and build began in August 2014. As part of the complex flood prevention works already undertaken, a temporary earth bund has been constructed to allow temporary structures such as work site offices to remain in place. Meanwhile, the adjacent site will be flooded with diverted water in order to keep the construction site dry whilst building work is carried out.

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WJ GroundwaterQatar Project Update: Marina Yacht Club – Lusail City
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WJ Purchases Booster Station for Dubai Canal Extension Project.

Equipment Quickie:

WJ Groundwater (Middle East) has purchased a booster station The technology has been put to work on the Dubai Canal Extension Project. It can pump up to 600 l/s and it is currently feeding off approximately 100 No. deepwells along the course of the Canal. It thrusts the water down a 630mm diameter discharge line 2km to the sea. The station box includes automated monitoring and in-line flow meters on each pump.

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Photos by Ollie Vincent

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WJ GroundwaterWJ Purchases Booster Station for Dubai Canal Extension Project.