Dresden (dpa/sn) – The expansion of the semiconductor industry in Dresden necessitates investments in the millions in waste water disposal. A new, ten-kilometer-long main sewer for the waste water from the microelectronics companies in the north of the state capital had to be built, the Dresden city drainage announced on Tuesday. We are talking about investments of 47 million euros. The planning is well advanced. Work could begin in mid-2023 and be completed by 2027 at the latest.
The semiconductor industry causes large amounts of waste water. The plants of Globalfoundries, Infineon, Bosch and X-Fab alone discharge 93 percent of Dresden’s industrial wastewater with almost 8.7 million cubic meters annually, it was said. And further growth in the industry is in prospect. Last week, Infineon announced plans for a new semiconductor plant in Dresden with up to 1000 jobs. “This would overload the existing sewer network,” explained Torsten Seiler, the area manager responsible for investments at the city drainage.
According to the information, a large part of the up to 1.6 meter thick reinforced concrete tubes for the new canal are to be pressed through the earth using hydraulic jacks. “The citizens will not notice much of the major construction work,” assured Seiler. Only in two areas on Neuländer Strasse and on Königsbrücker Strasse did the ground have to be dredged up during the construction of the canal.