GAP Urban Sanitation Project

Country: Turkey

The name GAP means “Southeast-Anatolian Project” (Turkish for für Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi). The project comprised a feasibility study for waste water and solid waste disposal alternatives applicable for 10 cities in Southeast Anatolia and definition of a GIS for the city of Diyarbakir. The project area covered 75,000 km2 with a population of 6.0 million. Technical assistance was provided to the Project Management Unit of GAP by developing a strategy for wastewater management in the area, including studies on alternative waste water treatments such as land treatment. An assessment study for solid waste management was carried out including the formulation of 6 projects for sanitary land fills and transfer stations. Also, design / tendering of landfill sites and transfer stations, design of water treatment facilities, design of non-revenue water reduction programme for several towns and rehabilitation and upgrading of  30 drinking water systems have been developed.

• Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies
• Technical assistance and project preparation
• Tender documents for sanitary landfill, transfer stations and drinking water supply systems