Rotork actuators have accepted a project designed to provide an uninterrupted supply of water to the Iraqi province of Basrah and develop the infrastructure to improve the quality of life for the citizens. Included in the contract, IQ and AWT electric actuators have been ordered for gate valves and ball valves manufactured by JC Fábrica de Válvulas, SA for a new plant that will increase the treated water supply capacity to the province from 4000 to 16,000cum/hr. The project is funded by the US Army Corps of Engineers, who are investing USD 9.5 million to increase the capacity of pumping units at Qurmat Ali and install new chlorination systems. The contract was awarded to the Al Dayar United Co. for General Construction in January 2008 and is due for completion by the end of the year. The actuators on the project are locally supported by Rotork’s UAE sales office in Abu Dhabi.
