AlSinn Dam Design

Research: Site analysis and requirements of dam constructions
Location: Sana’a, Yemen
Client: Sana’a Basin Water Management Project (SBWMP)
Address: Sana’a Basin Water Management Project (SBWMP)
Start Date: October 2005
Completion Date: On Going
Duration of Assignment: On Going
Total No. of staff-months: 70
Associated consultants (AC): Stanley Consultants Inc.
No. of staff-months by AC: 30
Involved seniors: Team Leader: Udelage Subash

Project’s Brief
Wadi Bahman is accessible from Sana’a on Sana’a-Ma’reb highway. After travelling for a distance of 19 km, then turning right on a gravel road hear Suq Hatarish and then along Wadi Shir which is to the right of Wadi Bahman. The scope of services includes review of available studies, site investigation & data, review dam site condition & site physical features, construction materials used and the strength of the materials used in the dam and evaluate the geological conditions of the darn and the reservoir area.

Scope of Service
Review all the available environmental studies and reports, physical features and environmental conditions of each site. This includes: positive and negative impacts of the project, possible alternative sites, technologies, configurations of project components, construction techniques and O & M procedures. As well as Identify the data gaps and additional information required to develop EIA, analyse and compare the alternative project sites in a quantitative and qualitative manner in terms of potential environmental impacts