EURO 2016 France

MTD looks back on the 15^th UEFA European Championship. For the third time the EURO was organised in the land of wine and cheese, where we all have seen Portugal win the trophy. It was also the third time for MTD to provide its services at the European Championships.

MTD’s task was to design (including AutoCAD drawings), build-up, maintain and dismantle the total water infrastructure for the 10 stadiums. MTD also covered the potable water and waste water infrastructure for 5 major fan zones: Paris Champ-de-mars, Lille, Lens, Saint-Denis and Bordeaux. Due to great teamwork between our head office in the Netherlands, our team in France and the different organisations this unique job became a great success.

This project also got the scoop with our advanced LED-technology. This inline measuring device evaluates the water 24/7. It is connected to an online venue management system. The device sends an alert to the system when it detects a change in the water. After a message is given MTD is able to investigate the water and when necessary take remedial actions.

Facts

• 15 truckloads of equipment went from the central warehouse in the Netherlands to assist the local MTD fleet in France.
• Spread across France, 26 kilometers of pipelines were laid.
• 268 drainage pumps were used, of which there were 133 U2 pumps.
• 40 booster pumps were installed to ensure a sufficient water pressure and flow.
• 23 static tanks were placed for three reasons: to guarantee water at peak times, supply water at remote places and serve as ‘break tank’. This means the water cannot flow back into the potable water infrastructure. In total the static tanks contained 37,900 liters of water.
• As an example we distributed more than 5,013,000 liters of potable water during the event at the Paris fan zone.