Aria Filtra quickly delivered a membrane-based system capable of handling algae blooms and red tide waters for a desalination plant in Oman.
The Sultanate of Oman, like other gulf countries in the Middle East, depends on desalination technologies as a major source of potable water to the distribution network. In 2015, a leading developer and operator that is based in Oman and operating Barka 1, awarded Osmoflo, an engineering, procurement, and construction contractor, to build a complete desalination plant with a capacity of 56,500 m³/day (12.5 mgd). This plant, called MSF Reject Desalination at Barka 1 Expansion Phase 2, is where Oman was to provide potable water in less than a year so it could add capacity to the Muscat city’s water network that serves more than 2 million residents.
Aria Filtra® was selected to deliver the custom-designed Aria FLEX membrane system because it offered the best lifecycle costs to the end user along with a local presence in Oman. Proximity to our technicians was important as many similar filtration providers do not have a strong physical support presence in the region.
The Aria Filtra team customized the engineering process for the Aria FLEX units to assure that they were able to successfully produce high-quality filtrate water to be fed to the downstream seawater reverse osmosis, despite treating challenging feedwater. The system’s advanced pressurized filtration membranes were designed to be well-suited to handle seasonal algal bloom and red tide infestations.
Case Study: Challenging Algal Bloom and Red Tide Waters Treated with Seawater Membrane Pretreatment
Flexible, customizable solutions
Custom Water Systems offer flexible designs for a wide range of capacities and applications. Our modular membrane-based systems are completely customizable, making them the perfect solution for new plants, replacements or facility upgrades.
