Construction of a marine outfall to decontaminate the east coast

Launched in 2011, it is one of the largest projects currently being carried out in Casablanca. It is a project for the decontamination of the city's east coast. Basically, it is a huge pipeline with a diameter of 2.5 metres and a length of 24 km. Crossing the coast from the port and winding more than 10 metres deep to Mohammedia, this project complements the already operational system for protecting the beaches of the Corniche. With a beneficial environmental scope and a budget of 1.7 billion DH, the project represents the largest investment made by Lydec."The planned works aim to intercept the existing direct discharges of wastewater located between the port of Casablanca and Mohammedia, to pre-treat them, and to discharge them through a marine outfall. This system is already working successfully for the western part of the city, whose wastewater is intercepted and pre-treated at the E…