South al-Mutlaa Mega Infiltration - Jahra, Kuwait
GRAF Group Reference: fifteen EcoBloc Maxx infiltration systems serving Kuwait's South al-Mutlaa new city, with individual capacities from 6,000 to 55,000 m³ and more than one million crates supplied since 2018.
Kuwait Ministry (GRAF commissioned supplier) · South al-Mutlaa, Jahra District, Kuwait
GRAF Group Reference. International project adapted from GRAF Group published materials. Not an Australian install. Confirm republication rights before heavy promotion. View original source.
Project photos available from GRAF Group; local image rights not confirmed for this draft.
>1M
EcoBloc Maxx crates
15
Infiltration systems
6k-55k m³
Per-system capacity
Project data
- Location
- South al-Mutlaa, Jahra District, Kuwait
- Region
- Middle East
- Sector
- Municipal
- Solution
- Infiltration
- Product
- EcoBloc Maxx
- Source
- GRAF Group Reference
- Purpose
- Stormwater infiltration for new city
- Systems
- 15 infiltration systems
- System capacity range
- 6,000 to 55,000 m³ each
- Crates supplied
- Over 1 million EcoBloc Maxx
- Stormwater managed
- More than 200 million litres
- Area
- 104 km² urban development
- Cover
- Up to 6 m earth cover on some systems
- Notes
- Adapted from GRAF Group published materials. Confirm republication rights before heavy promotion.
Challenge
South al-Mutlaa is Kuwait's largest construction project to date: housing for up to 400,000 residents across 12 suburbs and 28,363 buildings on about 104 km² in the Jahra District. Inland location, compact nearly impermeable soils, and rising heavy rainfall events mean existing sewers cannot absorb sudden volumes, so the city needs large infiltration capacity under parks and public areas.
Solution
Since construction began in 2018, GRAF has supplied over a million EcoBloc Maxx crates for fifteen infiltration systems with capacities from 6,000 to 55,000 m³. Most systems sit beneath public parks; some require earth coverings as deep as 6 metres. GRAF supported local partners with documentation, permits, CIRIA standards, logistics and site training. The final infiltration system in the published programme was installed in November 2021.
Outcomes
- Fifteen modular infiltration systems sized from 6,000 to 55,000 m³
- More than one million EcoBloc Maxx crates supplied for the mega-project
- Systems described as managing more than 200 million litres of stormwater
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South al-Mutlaa Mega Infiltration - Jahra, Kuwait