Heavy debris from the Shahad River has been blocking and clogging the intake structure and transfer pumps at the local Water Treatment Plant. A manual screen was installed with hopes of reducing maintenance issues, but large debris including the carcasses of small animals made the working conditions unsanitary for the operators. The conditions demanded a bar screen with 10mm spacings that could withstand flows of up to 1,650 MLD. The screens are the largest Headworks has ever shipped outside of the United States. Each screen is comparable in height to a five story building, measuring 50ft (15.25m) in height and 11ft (3.45m) in width. They are made of 48,947 pounds (22,202 kg) of stainless steel sheet and plate metal, 15,248 pounds (6,916 kg) of screenfield bar; and 400 ft (122 m) of chain. Custom crates were manufactured for the transportation of the screens for their voyage from Houston to India where they will then be installed at the intake of the river, 60km northeast of Mumbai. Both screens are scheduled to be installed post-shipment this spring.
