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Sustaining Water Resources Through Innovative and Reliable Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies

استدامة موارد المياه من خالل التقنياتالمبتكرة لمعالجة المياه

Under the Patronage of His Excellency H.E. Abdulrahman A. Al Fadley Minister of Environment, Water & Agriculture

تحت رعاية معالي المهندس عبدالرحمن بن عبدالمحسن الفضلي

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The Saudi Arabian Water Environment Association (SAWEA) organized Water Arabia 2017, a three day Conference and Exhibition dedicated to water conservation. The conference was held at the Le-Meridien, Khobar, Saudi Arabia on October 17 to 19, 2017. The theme of Water Arabia 2017 was “Sustaining Water Resources Through Innovative and Reliable Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies”.

Water Arabia 2017 covered wide range of topics including: ● Water and wastewater treatment design,operations and technologies● Sustainable wastewater treatment and reuse options● Innovative water treatment and desalination● Membrane technology for water treatment● Non-conventional and renewable desalination technology● Innovative sanitary & industrial wastewater treatment options● Policy & Management of the KSA water supply● Water and wastewater supply practices

Over the conference’s three day period, approximately 1,280 water and wastewater professionals from 20 countries attended the conference. Events included two world class workshops that were attended by over 450 professionals, 40 technical presentations ranging from “Membrane Bioreactors for Industrial Applications” to “Water Safety Planning”. A “world class” Exhibition that included 39 companies and organizations that showcased the latest innovations and best available technologies in the water and wastewater industry. Finally, a poster contest with 8 finalists from 4 Saudi Arabian universities which showcased the research that is being conducted at KAUST, KFUPM, PMU and IABF Universities. The event was widely covered by the local press and it received overwhelming praise by the dignitaries in attendance.

Water Arabia at Glance Technical Papers Submitted (42)

Participation - 1280 Professionals

Participation Breakdown1st Day Design Workshop 615 ProfessionalsO&M of Wastewater Treatment Plants Workshop 305 ProfessionalsAdvances in Water Desalination Technologies Workshop 310 Professionals2nd Day Opening Ceremonies, Technical Program And Exhibition 880 Professionals3rd Day Technical Program and Exhibition 590 Professionals

Saudi Aramco - 9

Private Sector - 21

Government Sector - 6

Universities - 6

Saudi Aramco - 365

Saudi Arabia - 455

GCC - 85

International - 375

O&M OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WORKSHOPTUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2017

William Conner, SAWEA

William is a licensed Professional Engineer and Board Certified Environmental Engineer in Water Supply and Wastewater. He has 35+ years of professional engineering experience with a focus on wastewater treatment, environmental, health and safety as pertaining to operations in the petroleum, petrochemicals and specialty chemical industries.

This 8 hour technical training course covered operation & maintenance of sewage treatment plants.This included preliminary, primary and biological treatment, clarification, filtration and disinfection, odor control and sludge handling.

O&M of Wastewater Treatment Plants Workshop

ADVANCES IN WATER DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES WORKSHOPTUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2017

Dr. Subhi Al-Jeshi, Saudi Aramco

Dr. Subhi Al-Jeshi is a water treatment specialist in Saudi Aramco. He received his BS in Chemical Engineering from KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, and PhD from the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Herriot Watt University, Scotland, specialized in water Desalination. Subhi has 17 years of experience in water treatment and desalination field. Currently Subhi works for Consulting Services Department, in Dhahran providing technical support to all Aramco industrial facilities for more than 12 years.

Subhi has evaluated and introduced many new technologies to Saudi Aramco.

Mohammad Al-Hajjy, Saudi Aramco

Mohammed is a water treatment specialist in Consulting Service Department, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed has a B Sc. in Chemical Engineering from KFUM. He has 21 years of professional experience in different departments within Saudi Aramco. Out of which 19 years were spent in water treatment and desalination facilities. Mohammed has been involved in reviewing several design packages for

RO plants and water treatment programs. He was heavily involved in designing, construction and commissioning of RO Plant for Abqaiq Plants facilities. He has been involved in several troubleshooting and investigation tasks for RO plants, industrial steam boilers and water treatment programs. Mohammed is a member of Water Conservation team in Saudi Aramco. Currently Mohammed is working for Consulting Services Department, in Dhahran providing technical support to all Aramco water treatment facilities.

This workshop covered membrane and thermal desalination technologies for treating seawater and brackish water and it included the following topics:• Overview of membranes technology principles • Reverse Osmosis (RO) process, system design and operation• Troubleshooting RO plants problems, scaling/fouling • New emerging membrane technologies; Forward Osmosis, membrane distillation• Overview of thermal desalination technologies • Troubleshooting thermal desalination technologies

Advances in Water Desalination Technologies

OPENINGCEREMONYWEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2017

Dr. Abdullah O. Al-BaizVP Engineering ServicesSaudi Aramco

H. E. Eng. Mansour H. Al MushaitiDeputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture

These projections and initiatives illustrate the leadership of Saudi Aramco in water conservation. “By investing in saving precious water,” Al Baiz said. “We are investing in the Kingdom’s sustainable future for generations to come.”

Al-Baiz underscored the criticality of water sustainability and the opportunity for participants to explore innovative solutions, such as utilizing renewable energy for water and wastewater treatment. He also noted that importance of educating the public about the importance and benefits of the conservation. “While making tremendous progress in water sustainability, the urgency of this issue calls on all of us to step up,” he said.

H.E. Eng. Mansour Helal Al-Mushaiti Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, said,” The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was always keen to extend all necessary support for water sector and to take all the measures & arrangements required for improvement of water services. This includes execution of strategic water schemes, reduction of water loss, rationalization of water use, rehabilitation of wastewater facilities, reuse of treated wastewater and expansion of the private sector participation in implementing & managing such schemes within the framework of the National Transformation Program 2020 and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture is keen to confront the water scarcity problem by extending concerted efforts to ensure wise and sustainable water management that achieves the balance between the environmental and developmental requirements. The Ministry is looking forward to exert all efforts for the preservation of the water wealth for this generation and the generations to come. To meet this requirement, several resolutions and regulations relating to water legislations and consolidation of its sectors were issued during this year. The overall purpose is to ensure maximum benefits from such efforts and energies extended in this regard.

Water Arabia, a conference that brought Saudi government representatives and industry water professionals together, was held October 17 to19 in the Kingdom. The conference was organized under the patronage of H.E. Abdulrahman A. Al Fadley Minister of Environment, Water & Agriculture, with the theme “Sustaining Water Resources Through Innovative and Reliable Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies”. Saudi Aramco, represented by the Utilities and Technical Support and the Environmental Protection departments, was a diamond sponsor for the event.

In the welcoming remarks, Abdullah O. Al-Baiz, vice president of Saudi Aramco Engineering Services, noted that since the inception of the conference eight years ago, the Kingdom has made strides in dealing with water challenges via implementing large-scale projects and initiatives. The industry took part in those endeavors, including Saudi Aramco.

The Kingdom’s Vision 2030 lists a clear commitment to conserve and optimize water usage, said Al-Baiz. Additionally, the Vision states the Kingdom’s intention to reduce overall water consumption while increasing the utilization of treated water.

As a leader in environmental protection, Saudi Aramco initiated projects to preserve water within its communities and operations, said Al-Baiz. He highlighted a few of the company’s accomplishments in implementing effective water conservation and reuse programs.

• In 2016, 80% of company communities’ wastewater was reused after required treatment. Saudi Aramco views wastewater as a resource.

• Within the communities, Saudi Aramco converted a half million square meters of green area into a hardscape. This resulted in a 10% reduction in the communities’ water demand.

• From implementing water conservation initiatives at oil and producing facilities, Saudi Aramco reduces water demand by 1 million cubic meter per year.

OPENINGKEYNOTE SESSIONWEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2017

Dr. Mohamed DahabPast President ofWater Environment Federation

On Wednesday, 18 October 2017, the kenynote sessioned was opened by Dr.Mohamed Dahab the Past President of Water Environment Federation. Dr. Dahab highlighted facts about access to water globally and what we should all do.

TECHNICALPROGRAMWEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2017

Sessions Advanced Water Desalination Technologies Wastewater Treatment Technologies Special Topics

Chairman Dr. Corrado Sommariva Dr. Mohamed Dahab Dr. Mansor Kashir

Co-Chairman Dr. Subhi Al-Jeshi Michael Kennedy Ibrahim Al-Nemer

13:30 “RTR Desalination Plant: A Journey to Operational Excellence” Sanad Beaiji, Saudi Aramco

“Versatile Tertiary Filtration Solutions for Water and Wastewater Treatment” Toby Sedgwick, Alfa Laval

“A Novel Approach in Estimating and Managing the Groundwater Resources in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” Dr. Martin Keller, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture

13:55 “Desalination in Saudi Arabia: Changing the Game” Mohammed Al-Dhafiri, Advanced Water Technology Company

“Upgrading Conventional Activated Sludge with Innovative MABR” Majd Hamdallah, GE Water & Process Technologies

“How Best Management Practices Reduce the Impact of Unconventional Gas Development in Water Resources” Dr. Mansor Kashir, Saudi Aramco

14:20 “Improvement of Multi-Effect Desalination Systems: Optimizing the Use of Vapor Compression” Prof. Mohammed Antar, KFUPM

“Ammonia Nitrogen Monitor HC-200NH” Kinta Sekiguchi, HORIBA Company

“The Safe and Secure Application of Modern Plastic Piping Systems for Water and Wastewater” Mark Jarrett, Georg Fischer Piping Systems

14:45 Break

15:15 “Desalination MSF Unit in Jeddah Refinery” Muhammad W. Riaz, Saudi Aramco

“Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Followed by Reverse Osmosis Filtration: A Novel Solution for Resource Recovery in Food Industry Wastewater” Petr Horeck, Veolia Company

“A Field Study Evaluating the Delivery and Performance of Injected Liquid Activated Carbon for Remediation of Groundwater” Rick McGregor, Institute Remediation Services

15:40 “Evaluation of a Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) Generation System for the Disinfection of RO Product Water at the SWCC Jubail Plant” Dr. Mohammed Mahmoodur Rahman, SWCC

“Integrated UF + RO Application in Chemical Wastewater Reuse” Safiya Alsogair,Dow Saudi Arabia

“Solar Water Purifier” Norah Alquwaie, Newcastle University

16:05 “Restoring Design Production Capacity of the RTR MSF” Hassan Abu Al-Saud, Saudi Aramco

“JAZAN IGCC Wastewater System for Sustainable Industrial Reuse” Ali Salman Al-Wadani, Saudi Aramco

“Pump Energy Saving” Hideki Kanno, EBARA Company

16:30 “A Study and Demonstration of High Temperature MED-TVC Desalination Technology in the Gulf Area” Younggeun Lee, Doosan Water R&D Center

VIP DINNERKEYNOTE ADDRESSWEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2017

Eng. Rashid Al-AsmariGeneral Manager of ProductionSaline Water Conversion CorporationKingdom Of Saudi Arabia

VIP DINNERKEYNOTE ADDRESSWEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2017

Koichi InoueDirector for Project CoordinationMinistry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI)Japan

VIP DINNERSPONSORS RECONGNITION CEREMONY

WEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2017

DIAMOND SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

VIP DINNERPOSTER CONTEST

WEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2017

OPENING KEYNOTE SESSIONTHURSDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2017

“Effective Policies and Management of Water Supplies Utilizing Integrated Water Resources Management Framework in Saudi Arabia”

Prof. Walid Abdulrahman Vice President of the Arab Water Council and Member of Supreme Steering Committee - National Water Strategy, Ministry of the Environment, Water & Agriculture

On Thursday October 19, 2017, the keynote session was opened by Prof. Walid Abdulrahman the Vice President of the Arab Water Council and Member of Supreme Steering Committee - National Water Strategy in the Ministry of the Environment, Water & Agriculture. Prof. Walid Abdulrahman talked about effective policies and management of water supplies utilizing integrated water resources management framework in Saudi Arabia.

TECHNICALPROGRAMTHURSDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2017

Technical SessionsSessions Advanced Water Desalination Technologies Wastewater Treatment Technologies Special Topics

Location Al-Dana Hall Okaz Hall Al-Diwan Hall

Chairman Mohammad Al-Hajjy Dr. Zeyad Ahmed Bruno Villegas

Co-Chairman Mohammad Jaweed Subhi Aama Mohammad Al-Falah

9:15 “The Effect of Source Water Quality and Chlorination on Biofouling in SWCC Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plants” Troy N. Green, SWCC

“Membrane Bioreactor for Industrial Applications” Hiroki Toyohara, Toray Industries

“Water Conservation Through In-Plant Source Water Utilization” Vilas S. Koleshwar, Ayedh K. Al-Hajri and Kamarul A. Amminudin, Saudi Aramco

9:40 “A New Non-Phosphorous Corrosion Inhibitor for Low or Zero Hardness Water” Sid Dunn, Baker Hughes Company

“The Use of Palm Tree Fiber Waste as a Solid Adsorbent for Methylene Blue Dye” Basma G. Alhogbi, King Abdulaziz University

“Ceramic Membrane Ultrafiltration Enables Cost Effective Produced Water Reuse” Andrea Larson, Siemens Water Solutions

10:05 “Membrane Distillation for Water Desalination: Air Gap and Water Gap Modules” Dr. Atia E. Khalifa, KFUPM

“Optimizing the Use of Renewable Water with Energy Saving Wastewater Reclamation System with Membrane Technology” Hiromichi Ishino, Kobelco Eco-Solutions

“Removing Problematic Sulphates from Abundantly Available Seawater to Boost Oil Recovery Operations” Nauman Rashid, GE Water & Process Technologies

10:30 Break

11:00 “Forward Osmosis Systems for Sea Water Desalination” Mr. Nobu Iwata JFE Engineering

“Debottlenecking Water-Oil Separation to Increase Water Flow Rates in Mature Oil Fields” Dr. Maher M. Shariff, Saudi Aramco

“Optimizing Performance in Industrial Cooling Water Systems using Treated Water as Makeup” Dr. Paul Beattie, Nalco

11:25 “Feasibility of Small Scale Solar Powered RO Desalination for Brackish and Saline Groundwater in Arid Regions: Abu Dhabi Case Study” Mohamed A. Dawoud, Abu Dhabi Environment Agency

“The Removal of Carcinogenic VOCs at the Sub-Micron Level with Low Profile Air Stripping”Dr. Ziyad Ahmed, Saudi Aramco

“Innovative Hybrid Ion Exchange-Nanofiltration Membrane Process for Water Desalination” Dr. Hasan Al Abdulgader, NOMAC

11:50 “The Innovative Energy Efficient Seawater Desalination RO System with Advanced Technologies: “Mega-ton Water System” Yoshinari Fusaoka, Toray Industries

“Abrasion Resistant Ultrafiltration Membrane Enables Refinery Wastewater Reuse” Chad Felch, Siemens Water Solutions

“Air Gap Membrane Distillation: A Future Trend in Desalination Process” Dr. Habis AlZoubi, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

12:15 “Successful Long-Term Operation Results of a Seawater RO Plant Using Hollow-Fiber Type CTA-RO Membrane Modules” Yuki Miura, TOYOBO Company

“Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Options for Commercial and Residential Buildings” Dr. Shamim Shaukat Khan and Dr. Shifana Fatima Kaafil, Dar Al Hekma University

“Water Safety Plan” Mohammad Y. Al-Yagout and Abdullah A. Al-Ammar, Saudi Aramco

EXHIBITION

Water Arabia 2017 Exhibition featured a large exhibition of water and wastewater equipment and service providers. Exhibitors demonstrated their new innovative technologies and answered participants questions. The exhibition was officially opened on October 18, 2017 and continued through October 19, 2017.

About SAWEAThe Saudi Arabian Water Environment Association (SAWEA) is a non-profit organization founded on January 1, 2002 by a group of professionals working in Saudi Arabia in water and wastewater treatment.

SAWEA is a professional self-directed group, predominantly within Saudi Aramco. The main sponsors of the association are the Saudi Aramco Utilities & Technical Support and Environmental Protection Departments. In addition, SAWEA is the official local chapter of the International Water Environment Federation (WEF), which is the largest water quality association in the world. Since January 1, 2002, SAWEA has held several successful conferences and exhibitions focusing on water environmental issues.

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