CAESB – Clean water and dignity for many people
The pumps form part of the istema de Abastecimento Norte, which will serve 355,000 residents across seven residential areas, with an investment of R$135 million
In 2024, the first pumps for the "Sistema de Abastecimento de Água Norte" were delivered; this complex is being built by the Federal District Government through the Companhia de Saneamento Ambiental do DF (Caesb). There are four motor pump sets equipped with Multitec 250 pumps, each with a capacity of up to 350,000 l/s and weighing 40 tonnes, which will be installed at the Lago Norte Treated Water Pumping Station. The investment amounted to almost R$ 6 million.
More water, better health
These pumps form part of the modern equipment planned by Caesb for the Sistema de Abastecimento Norte, which will provide drinking water to 355,000 people living in seven residential areas in the northern part of the capital: Sobradinho I, Sobradinho II, Grande Colorado, Boa Vista, Taquari, Itapoã and Região dos Lagos. GDF and Caesb are investing R$135 million in the project.
The Elevatória de Água Tratada Lago Norte (SMLN ML – section 4) was designed to expand the storage and distribution capacity of the Sistema de Água Norte. This Caesb facility will feature two metal reservoirs with a capacity to store 4,000 cubic metres of water; a water pumping station powered by four motor pumps, each with a capacity of 2,000 horsepower; and an electrical substation. An investment of R$40 million is being made in this phase, with completion scheduled for January 2025.
“These motor pumps will act as the heart of the Lago Norte Pumping Station,” explains Luís Antônio Reis, president of Caesb. “With them, the station will be able to pump water stored in a lower-lying area to reservoirs located in higher regions, in this case the Taquari and Sobradinho reservoirs, which are currently under construction. From these reservoirs, the water will be distributed to the population of the northern region of the Federal District, such as Sobradinho, Grande Colorado and Taquari.”