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1-Location
It lies 365 Km south of Cairo.
2- General plan
The total area of the city is 1073 acres.
Population:
Expected population is 45 thousand
inhabitants.
Drinking water:
There are not sources of surface
water or rains.
Groundwater is the major source of water and its depth ranges
from 10-60 meters where salt concentration decreases from
208 to 728 mg / l which is very good for drinking water
and agriculture.
The productivity of the well is about 1,400 m3 / day ( enough
to serve about 4,000 persons a day ).
The required amount of water for the city is about
25125 m3 / day.
Sanitation :
It includes
slope network , lift stations and a treatment plant.
A natural
biological oxidation treatment plant
Treated water
is used to irrigate woody trees and windbreaks.
Electricity :
There is no
source of electricity and it about 250-450 km away from the
power source associated with the unified grid.
The nearest
source of electricity is Toshka transformer station (220/66/22
KP ))
The needs of
the city is about 60 M. P. A.
New and renewable energy sources are : solar energy , wind
energy and biogas.
Communications :
Estimated future needs of the city when the target year are
4063 lines .
Solid Waste :
The quantity
of solid waste of the city when the target year is about 150 m3
/ day (35 tons / day).)
The proposed system is recycling solid waste and converting
it to organic fertilizer.
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