New Delta Wastewater Treatment Plant
{{Short description|Wastewater treatment plant in El Dabaa, Matrouh, Egypt}}
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The New Delta Wastewater Treatment Plant ({{langx|ar|محطة الدلتا الجديدة لمعالجة المياه}}) is a wastewater treatment plant in El Dabaa, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. It is the world's largest wastewater treatment plant.
History
The construction of the plant was completed in June 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.arabcont.com/english/project-777 |title=New Delta Water Treatment Plant - Egypt |website=The Arab Contractors |access-date=3 November 2024 |archive-date=1 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801055958/https://www.arabcont.com/english/project-777 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Piorier |first=L.L. |date=7 December 2023 |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/57780-best-water-wastewater-new-delta-wastewater-treatment-plant |title=Best Water/Wastewater - New Delta Wastewater Treatment Plant |work=Engineering News-Record |access-date=3 November 2024 }} The construction lasted for 24 months.{{cite news |date=19 June 2024 |url=https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/metito/egypt-home-worlds-largest-water-treatment-facility |title=Egypt, home to the world's largest water treatment facility |work=Smart Water Magazine |access-date=3 November 2024 |archive-date=20 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920141139/https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/metito/egypt-home-worlds-largest-water-treatment-facility |url-status=live }}
Architecture
Technical specifications
The plant has a water processing capacity of 7.5 million m3 per day. It is the world's largest wastewater treatment plant.{{cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/666295-largest-sludge-treatment-plant |title=Largest sludge treatment plant |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=3 November 2024 |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616155201/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/666295-largest-sludge-treatment-plant |url-status=live }}