Dropp the Pilot
26th Nov 2008, 10:23
This is cut and paste from a local blog. The last line is a killer! From the people who brought you Trinny Woodall and the fire-works of the century...
'The Poo Lagoons
An iconic new development folks.
The Poo Lagoons.
In another of our Great Moments In Planning, the planners forgot to include sewage treatment plants in Dubai's Master Plan.
As has been extensively reported, tanker drivers have been unwilling to queue all day at our one and only treatment plant and have been dumping their unpleasant loads anywhere they could.
Beaches have been closed, boaties have been unable to sail and Dubai's vital tourist trade hasn't been helped by the international coverage of it.
But now we have a 'medium term solution' - a big hole in the ground where 500 tankers a day can discharge.
No, sorry, not a hole in the ground. It's 'a temporary lagoon which has been engineered, with contractors working on it'.
The site will be aerated naturally with only preliminary treatment. Reeds and bamboo will be planted to transfer oxygen to the sewage and help break it down.
'Aerated naturally'? That means leaving it open to the elements doesn't it? As I commented on Alexander's post on the subject, several trillion flies are likely to call it home.
Five hundred tankers a day, each with thousands of litres to discharge. These are going to be big lagoons folks.
But nicely landscaped with greenery.
And I must say I was amused by this comment from the director of the treatment plant.
He said "this technology is commonly used in countries that cannot afford proper facilities or infrastructure."'
The blog is at http://dubaithoughts.*************/ and merits an occasional perusal.
No it's not me.
'The Poo Lagoons
An iconic new development folks.
The Poo Lagoons.
In another of our Great Moments In Planning, the planners forgot to include sewage treatment plants in Dubai's Master Plan.
As has been extensively reported, tanker drivers have been unwilling to queue all day at our one and only treatment plant and have been dumping their unpleasant loads anywhere they could.
Beaches have been closed, boaties have been unable to sail and Dubai's vital tourist trade hasn't been helped by the international coverage of it.
But now we have a 'medium term solution' - a big hole in the ground where 500 tankers a day can discharge.
No, sorry, not a hole in the ground. It's 'a temporary lagoon which has been engineered, with contractors working on it'.
The site will be aerated naturally with only preliminary treatment. Reeds and bamboo will be planted to transfer oxygen to the sewage and help break it down.
'Aerated naturally'? That means leaving it open to the elements doesn't it? As I commented on Alexander's post on the subject, several trillion flies are likely to call it home.
Five hundred tankers a day, each with thousands of litres to discharge. These are going to be big lagoons folks.
But nicely landscaped with greenery.
And I must say I was amused by this comment from the director of the treatment plant.
He said "this technology is commonly used in countries that cannot afford proper facilities or infrastructure."'
The blog is at http://dubaithoughts.*************/ and merits an occasional perusal.
No it's not me.