United Water Signs 20-Year Agreement with Nassau County, NY to Provide Management and Operations of Wastewater System
11 Setembro 2014 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
- 20-year deal represents largest
water-related public-private partnership in the U.S.
- Nassau County guaranteed cost savings
of more than $230 million
- Environmental groups say deal provides
“reason to hope” for bay cleanup
United Water, one of the leading providers of water and
wastewater services in the nation, today signed an agreement with
officials of Nassau County for a 20-year contract to operate,
manage and maintain the county’s wastewater treatment plants,
pumping stations and sewers. The system handles the sewage from 1.2
million people on Long Island and treats it for disposal into
environmentally sensitive estuaries.
United Water, a subsidiary of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, the world’s
largest pure environmental services company, will be responsible
for the largest water-related public-private partnership to date in
the United States with a value of more than $1.2 billion. In
addition to hiring United Water as a management and operations
expert, Nassau County will invest more than $830 million in the
sewer system over the next several years. The County will make that
investment with support from a grant it has secured from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to permanently fix
damages wrought by Hurricane Sandy, which devastated much of the
eastern coast in 2012, and harden resilience to future storms.
United Water will provide industry-leading technology and
management expertise; improve the system’s operating efficiency and
performance on environmental standards; clean discharges to meet
New York State Environmental Protection Department standards; and
eliminate odors from the Bay Park, Cedar Creek and the Glen Cove
sewage treatment plants. United Water will also provide
unprecedented transparency on its performance by posting
operational data and live video feeds from facilities and outflow
pipes on its web site – an industry first.
“As the largest Public-Private Partnership of its kind in the
US, the Nassau project represents a milestone for our industry, and
proves our ability to deliver our professional resource management
services on a project of this scale. It also demonstrates another
dimension to our flexibility and ability to create a bridge that
connects our expertise to meet municipal needs throughout North
America,” said Bertrand Camus, Chief Executive Officer of United
Water and of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT North America.
“In municipalities across the country, our firm has been
entrusted with one of the most important assets of any community:
its water supplies and sanitary sewage systems. Every day we treat
billions of gallons of water and we do it safely and effectively
while bringing operational savings to the taxpayer. We intend to
bring that record of performance to Nassau County, one of the most
important suburban counties in the nation,” Mr. Camus said.
“This partnership was formed to dramatically improve the
County’s ability to protect our environment and the health and
well-being of our residents. Together with United Water, we will
implement unprecedented advances in environmental protection, odor
control, management efficiencies, plant aesthetics and public
information. Furthermore, this effort permits a more effective and
efficient management of the plants and sewage system following the
Federal government’s significant investment in storm hardening of
our infrastructure,” said Nassau County Executive Edward P.
Mangano.
United Water will guarantee cost savings of more than $230
million throughout the contract’s duration. More than half the
savings will come from operational efficiencies and other benefits
to the county. These include reducing energy consumption, reducing
chemical use, reducing sludge generation and disposal costs, and
reinforced with industry-leading technology to control and manage
the operations.
The partnership between United Water and Nassau County is
supported by a broad range of community and environmental advocacy
groups including Operation SPLASH, the Point Lookout Civic
Association, the Nature Conservancy on Long Island, Concerned
Citizens for the Environment, Sludge Stoppers Taskforce and the New
York League of Conservation Voters.
About United Water
United Water is one of the nation’s leading environmental
companies, providing water and wastewater services to over 5.3
million people in the United States. In addition to owning and
operating 16 water and wastewater utilities, United Water operates
84 municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems through
innovative public-private partnerships and contract agreements.
Founded in 1869, United Water is a subsidiary of SUEZ
ENVIRONNEMENT.
About SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT
Natural resources are not infinite. Each day, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT
(Paris: SEV, Brussels: SEVB) and its subsidiaries deal with the
challenge of protecting resources by providing innovative solutions
to industry and to millions of people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT supplies
drinking water to 92 million people, provides wastewater treatment
services for 65 million people and collects the waste produced by
52 million people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT has 79,550 employees and,
with its presence on five continents, is a world leader exclusively
dedicated to water and waste management services. SUEZ
ENVIRONNEMENT generated total revenues of EUR 14.6 billion in
2013.
United WaterRich Henning, 201-767-2869www.unitedwater.com
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