BUSKI, the public water supply and sewerage administration company, is responsible for the water supply in the Province of Bursa, in western Turkey. The city where the company is based, Bursa, is Turkey's fourth largest conurbation. Three million people live there with a daily drinking water demand of 700,000 m³. BUSKI goes to great lengths to establish a failure-free water supply system and to build up a functioning infrastructure based on European standards.
In the past, faults in the system could only be determined by on-site maintenance staff. Additionally, chlorine was added to the water at regular intervals, which caused fluctuations in water quality. A further goal of the water treatment modernization project was to achieve energy savings. But this was nothing new for Festo. We have already completely automated and modernized six other water treatment plants in Turkey.
A central element was the modernization and automation of the sand bed filter. You can find out here how we did this. Or you can skip directly to the Festo solution.
BUSKI, the public water supply company was looking for an experienced technology partner to modernize one of its water treatment plants. Through the invitation to tender, they were seeking to achieve five goals:
Systematic automation should increase operational safety. At the same time, the resulting decrease in the consumption of rinsing water and filter sand should reduce the costs of the water treatment. Sensor technology should help the operators to identify faults quickly so that preventative maintenance can ensure seamless operation. And the metering of the germicidal chemicals should be controlled as demand dictates, in order to make the water odorless. Nevertheless, any health risk for the consumers should be kept to a minimum. Targeted training prepared the staff excellently for the efficient operation of the new plant.
In addition to products and accessories, Festo also offers comprehensive water technology solutions. Our specialists supported the Bursa-based Turkish water supplier from the first planning steps right up to operational staff training.
Together with BUSKI, Festo specialists created a needs analysis that included all the key stations for the treatment process: The filter basins, the metering, the clarifier, the sludge thickener and the chlorination. The result was a convincing concept comprising all the requirements such as full automation, smooth operation and simple maintenance as well as staff training.