Veolia Water has recently signed a contract with the town of Allerød (23,000 people), located in Denmark's Sealand province, for a public-private partnership for wastewater services.

The eight-year contract covers the management of the existing facilities (three treatment plants, and pumping stations for the entire collection system), as well as the implementation of a system for optimizing the operational performance of the plants and the sludge dewatering process. Moreover, Veolia Water will take the responsibility for the safe sludge disposal by way of recycling for agricultural use.

In Poland, Veolia Water's local subsidiary, PWIK, has been awarded a contract by the city of Wozniky (10,000 people), located in Upper Silesia. The ten-year contract is for management of water services. It enables the district to benefit from the expertise that Veolia Water has already made available to the nearby town of Tarnowskie Gory, where customer service recently received ISO 9001-2000 certification. 

These two contracts are an excellent illustration of our teams' capacity to meet the individual needs of all municipalities. The Allerød contract, which is the first of its kind in Denmark, is the confirmation of the growing trust and interest of Scandinavian municipalities in public-private partnerships. Under a PPP, the municipality retains all of its powers while entrusting the service to a private operator in the aim of improving quality and performance. In Poland, where water
services have also traditionally been provided by public-sector companies, we have benefited from the successful experience with a neighboring town. For our local teams, the best reward is growth generated by experiences of this type

said Antoine Frérot, Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Water.