The project consists in building a temporary water surface treatment plant for the Arcelor Mittal mine in Mont-Wright. This processing plant has a design capacity of 2,271 m3/h spread over 4 physical and chemical sectors namely coagulation — flocculation — Westech Rapisand ballasted floc clarification.
| Client’s name ArcelorMittal |
| Total cost of the project $7M |
| Project delivery methods Design-Construction-Exploitation–Maintenance (DBOT/BOT) |
| Region Fermont |
Nature of the services
- Future flow and load estimates
- Simultaneous engineering and construction with an integrated design approach
- Water treatment system selection and sizing
- Preliminary and final plan and specification designs for the overall work
- General contracting and construction management
- Facility and labour procurement management in a remote area
- Monitoring services
- Commissioning
- Operations manual
- Plant operation
| − | Quality control and assurance |
| − | Inspection during the construction phase |
| − | Environmental monitoring |
Specificities of the project
- Sheet dome on the container to limit concrete structures in remote areas
- Treatment facilities offering greater flexibility to ensure treatment despite a low flow rate in winter and a high flow rate during snowmelt
- Completion of the work according to the health, safety and environmental requirements of the mine
- Operation of the treatment plant for 5 years with a payment system based on the amount of treated water