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SEPP Program - Solid Waste Management

The Ain Baal Center obtained USAID’s approval to replace the Jezzine and Zawtar el Gharbieh SWTPs on January 1st, 2005. Upon its completion, the Ain Baal facility will serve the entire Tyre caza – 56 villages and the city of Tyre.

YMCA signed a contract to partner with the Union of Tyre Municipalities (UTM) on April 4, 2005. In the contract, UTM agreed to assume all costs associated with land leveling, the construction of the buildings and even some equipment for the facility. YMCA, in turn, agreed to assume all costs associated with the purchase of the bulk of the equipment, thus dividing the expenses equally between the two partners - YMCA and UTM.

A contract was signed with Grossimex, LLC on April 25, 2005, to equip and consult with on the general layout of the Center. Excavation and design plans were finalized by June 30, 2005, and a public hearing was held at UTM’s headquarters on May 13, 2005 - open to all the mayors in the Tyre caza to attend.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was submitted to the Office of Minister of the State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR) and the MoE on May 21, 2005. Topographic work was completed by the end of August, 2005. Land levels were set and the specifications of the excavation works approved by the UTM Council and the local governor by the beginning of September, 2005.

A Request for Quotes (RFQ) was issued by UTM, opened and subcontracted out in October, 2005. Excavation works were completed by January, 2006. The equipment bought from the USA arrived into Lebanon by December 27, 2005. UTM issued all the documents needed to have the equipment cleared from port authority and transported to the site by March 30, 2006.

In February, 2006, UTM signed a contract with OMSAR. OMSAR agreed to assume all costs associated with the building of the hangars and concrete construction, the purchase of the large-scale weighing unit and bio-filter unit. UTM also agreed to assume all outstanding costs associated with the purchase of the remaining equipment and the infrastructure networks.

The project was delayed multiple times between 2006 and 2009 due to the conflict of July 2006 and subsequent political instability. The Ain Baal center officially opened in 2009 after overcoming many challenges.