Water treatment plant in Podebrady will increase its capacity

Water treatment plant in Podebrady which supplies water for more than 44 thousand people is going through significant reconstruction in the next fifteen months. It was inaugurated on Wednesday 10 February 2010 by double-click on the foundation stone.

The aim of the project "Intensification and reconstruction of water treatment plants Podebrady is increasing capacity and improving raw water treatment technology in order to avoid deficiencies in the quality of drinking water supplied. "The current water treatment plant capacity is 120 l / s," said Ing. Miloš Petera, the President of the Board of Water Supply and Sewerage Nymburk during the inauguration. Recently, there was made new connection of group water mains from Nymburk – Chotuc and Cineves. The attachment of Kouty and Umyslovice is under preparation. "Long-term measurements show that in the period from March to April and then from June to September there is an increase in water consumption. The value of an average consumption of several hours reaches 125 l / s. This results in incomplete removal of iron from the treated water, "said Petera. Increasing the capacity of the water treatment plant to 160 l / s will clear up these difficulties.

In addition to the exchange of a technological line there will be a reconstruction of operational buildings. Thermal insulation of roofs and facades, window replacement and reconstruction of the gas boiler for heat pump will reduce the energy intensity of building.

The project is financed a total of almost 145 million CZK (without VAT) involving the Ministry of Agriculture, which provided the amount of approximately 41 miles. CZK, and the Central region by 12 million CZK. The remaining parts of the costs are borne by the budget of its investors, Water Supply and Sewerage Nymburk. The processing and design of the project is provided by VIS, spol. s r. o. Hradec Králové. VCES company was accredited as a general construction contractor with the task to complete the construction by 31 May 2011.

General contractor of the construction works started immediately after take over of the site in November 2009. "Regarding the fact that the water treatment plant will be supplying the water network with potable water for the entire period of reconstruction, the work schedule must respect the sampling curves. This will place great demands on the coordination of all ongoing works, "said Ing. Miloš Emmer, commercial director of VCES. "Despite adverse weather conditions we are currently underway in preparation, demolition and dismantling works to maximize the time and avoid any delay," concluded Emmer.

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