Veolia Water wins two contracts for Paris wastewater authority

Veolia Water has been awarded two design-build contracts by the SIAAP,the wastewater authority for the Paris area in France.

According to Veolia Water, it will implement its technological solutions to ensure the compliance of the treated wastewater discharged into the Seine by two plants, which deal with two-thirds of the effluent generated in the Paris area.

As leader of the consortium for both projects, Veolia Water will be in charge of bringing the Seine Aval wastewater treatment plant in Achères into compliance with the EU's Urban Wastewater Directive. With a capacity of 1.7 million m2/day, the plant is the biggest of its kind in Europe. The priority for the Seine Aval project is to continue the work on effluent denitrification, aiming to increase the denitrification capacity to treat 30% of incoming effluent during dry weather.

Veolia Water will also execute the second section of the Seine Grésillons wastewater treatment plant in Triel sur Seine. The work is set to triple the plant's capacity and bring it into compliance with the European Framework Directive and the French Water Act.

The two contracts are together worth €224.1 million for Veolia.

Delivery for both products is scheduled for 2012.
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