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Paris - Veolia Water North America – Central LLC, a Veolia Water subsidiary, has been selected by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) to manage a regional wastewater system serving the greater Milwaukee area, under a 10-year contract valued at approximately 273 million Euros ($400 million). This public-private partnership represents the United States' largest service contract ever to be concluded in the wastewater sector within the United States.

Veolia Water North America now holds industry-leading partnerships as operator of the nation's largest drinking water partnership (Indianapolis), largest design-build-operate project (Tampa Bay Water's flagship surface water treatment facility), and largest wastewater partnership (Milwaukee).

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is a state-chartered, governmental agency providing wastewater services for 28 municipalities with a population of 1.1 million. The MMSD considered multiple factors in the competitive procurement including technical approaches, experience, corporate resources, transition plans, employee relations, community involvement and activities to bolster Small/Women/Minority Business Enterprise activity.

The contract includes the operation of a network of collection sewers, pumping stations and production management of Milorganite®, the district's nationally branded and marketed biosolids fertilizer product created at MMSD's Jones Island wastewater facility. Also included in the contract is the management of a 26.5-mile long deep tunnel system – one of the most important in the world by its diameter and depth – to help control wet-weather overflows.

According to the MMSD, this public private contract should enable approximately 24 million Euros ($35 million) to be saved over the contract term in comparison with a public management of the network.

Commenting on the contract, Antoine Frérot, Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Water said, "We are especially proud to be selected by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. They are an ideal partner in terms of sharing common commitments to technical excellence, continuing operational improvements and ensuring environmental compliance."

Veolia Water assumes operations management responsibility on March 1, 2008.

SOURCE: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies