Veolia Water Awarded Design, Build & Operate Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract In NY

Paris, France — After a call for tender, Veolia Water North America, a Veolia Water subsidiary, has been awarded a contract to design, build and operate a wastewater treatment plant for Rockland County in the State of New York. It is the first design, build & operate contract for a greenfield wastewater treatment plant awarded in this state. The contract will generate total revenues of nearly 35 million euros (US$45 million) for Veolia Water.

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, working through its US subsidiary, will be responsible for the design and build phase, in partnership with Jett Industries, Camp Dresser & McKee and Delaware Engineering. On completion of this two-year phase, Veolia Water North America will operate the plant under a five-year contract. The operating contract will include management of maintenance and repairs, sludge thickening and removal, and operation of an analysis and control laboratory.

The plant will be located in Hillburn, 30 km from New York City. It will have the capacity to treat 5 600 m³/day and will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology - such as sequential batch reactors (ICEAS®) and ultraviolet disinfection - delivering effluent quality treatment that exceeds the environmental standards set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the legislation of the State of New York. The installation will be built in an enclosed structure to reduce odors.

"The technologies used, combined with our know-how in wastewater treatment, will greatly enhance protection of surface water and groundwater by preserving the aquifer of Ramapo Valley, which supplies drinking water to over 280,000 inhabitants of Rockland country and one million people in New Jersey" according to Antoine Frérot, Head of the Water Division.

SOURCE: Veolia Water