Water taps go dry in capital areas

[sbr2k2]

The whole capital area has no water? Because the Desalination plant has maintenance? Interesting .. Did Sogex Oman LLC reference this in the newspapers? If they did then OIFC who we pay utility bills up the wazoo shouldn't charge for the utilities and in addition there must be a way that households can get water by getting a consistent flow from the Water Tankers for free because of the fact that it was unannounced.

I really hope someone does something speculative and takes them to the right authorities, its just wrong to do that without any notice. Its like asking people to fend for themselves to create utilities when they're in the 21st century.

Come on Business Ethics people your dealing with people here not ATM machines who blindly pay bills. Thats horrible.. No water since Wednesday. I wonde about all the restaurants and how they must be cooking let alone families. When wil people learn that they won't have a government run utilities for a long time now, HAVE BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE!!!!http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=28268

[muscati]

The desalination plant in Al Ghubra had to be shut down for maintenence due to their water intake being clogged up by jellyfish, believe it or not. Due to an unkown natural phenomenon thousands of jellyfish of a species not usually found in Oman seas have been washing ashore. The Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water requested assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries when the large amounts of the jellyfish started entering the water intake and blocking it. Fishermen were called in to remove the jellyfish by the boatload. Tons and tons of jellyfish. The plant had to be shut down while the pipes are cleaned to ensure that the jellyfish don't damage it.

It's a very weird story. The Ministry of Agriculture is studying the situation to find out what caused this situation. MHEW should have announced the problem so that people could take measures such as filling up their tanks or conserving the use of water in their houses. I don't why the shortage hasn't effected all houses though. I haven't had any shortage in my house.

[Smile]

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I don't why the shortage hasn't effected all houses though. I haven't had any shortage in my house.

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Me too, I don't even know such a thing happened.

[Jinan]

Same here Smile...

[Neo]

I live in Ghubra, no problem here!

[DevilsAdvo]

Sounds like another run from the rumour mill...

And it's just a couple rials to have the blue truck fill up your tank... it's not the end of the world...

[V6_4MOTION]

damn u should b grateful about the water prices in oman their CHEAP compared 2 other places in the world its all depends on HOW u use it!!

[Dark Angel]

Neo,

Where in Ghubra do you live? <img src="/threads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Because I used to live there also... My parents still live there...

[muscati]

Jellyfish choke Oman desalination plants



Jellyfish have caused a major problem in Oman and marine environmentalists fear that the menace could spread to other parts of the region, including Iran and the UAE.



After disrupting the Ghubra Desalination Plant output recently, the problem seems to have ebbed. However, according to Dr Barry P. Jupp, an Oman-based Marine Ecologist, the danger is lurking and could cause damage anywhere in the Gulf.



"There are millions of jellyfish in the Gulf waters at the moment," Dr Jupp told Gulf News yesterday. Swarms of jellyfish blocked seawater cooling intakes at the Ghubra Desalination Plant and Birka Power and Desalin-ation Plant.



This badly affected water supply to Muscat city in mid-March. In the case of Ghubra Desalination Plant, 300 tonnes of jellyfish had damaged intake screens at GDP causing a 50 per cent reduction in output.



<b><font color="red">Last year, a large number of jellyfish blocked Oman LNG's seawater cooling system intake. If jellyfish cause a shutdown of Oman LNG, it could cost the company about $7 million a day.</b><!--color-->[/color]



"Therefore, the possibilities of jellyfish causing damage to the national economy is also high," Jupp remarked.



These jellyfish also pose a danger to the offshore oilfields. "Yes, the possibility of offshore oilfields being affected by jellyfish could not be ruled out," the scientist agreed, adding that the jellyfish were reported from Dhofar but have been most common along the Omani coast.



The species causing problems in Oman reaches around 20 cm in diametre with a rigid concave bell, which is dark olive-brown in colour, possibly from commensal algal cells. There are eight pinkish oral arms trailing behind and a fringe of small, brown swimming "frills" on the umbrella margin.



Dr Jupp sad the jellyfish swarming Omani shores are so far unidentified, but resemble a Crambionella. "We are sending samples to the United States to identify the type of jellyfish," he said. He believes this could also turn out to be a new type of jellyfish.



"A behaviourial trait of this jellyfish, of potential great importance in prediction of ingress problems, is that of apparently congregating at the thermocline in stratified water," he pointed out.



The thermocline is a layer between upper, mixed seawater with higher temperatures separated from a lower, cooler layer.



The reason why these jellyfish congregate at, or near, the thermocline might be related to the possible presence of commensal algae.



"If indeed the jellyfish benefits from thephotosynthetic activity of these cells then the maximum photosynthesis is often at or near the thermocline," said Dr Jupp.



He advised taking precautions now as the sea is warming and, once stratification sets in, the thermocline may again be down near the intake with risk of ingress of jellyfish.

[Invincible]

That is realy worrying. Perhaps it's time to design special nets made of iron wire or some protection against pipe blockages.

[ProToCoL_MaN]

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<b><font color="red">Last year, a large number of jellyfish blocked Oman LNG's seawater cooling system intake. If jellyfish cause a shutdown of Oman LNG, it could cost the company about $7 million a day.</b><!--color-->[/color]

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Mashallah, $ 7 million a day !

[Invincible]

PM,



Did you know that OLNG is one of the largest exporter of liquified natural gas in the world and one of the largest contributor to Oman's economy? that explains that $7 million/day.

[ProToCoL_MaN]

I know Invi, but I didn’t expect that daily amount of loss.