Águas de Valongo, the Veolia Agua's subsidiary which manages water and wastewater services for the town of Valongo, in Portugal, has been named best company in its sector for environmental performance.
In Germany, the Abwasserverband Braunschweig (local wastewater authority) has designed and implemented, with the help of its wastewater operator Veolia Water, a pioneering matter and energy reclamation project, which puts sustainable development into practice by means of a virtuous circle.
In Paimboeuf (in the Loire estuary, France), youths in difficulty and older persons sidelined from the world of work are reconstructing "La Paimblotine". This project, supported by one of Veolia Water local employees and the Veolia Environnement Foundation, will provide them with solid training in the renovation of old clippers.
It is necessary to add chlorine to the water in order to maintain water quality all the way to the tap and to protect the water from any risk of accidental contamination...
Since 2006, the Veolia Water Board for Greater Toulouse (South West of France) has organized a panel of employees water tasters in order to ensure that the drinking water it provides is even more pleasant to drink. In 2007, this initiative was extended to 50 Toulouse customers, selected on a volunteer basis, and who were first trained in detecting the various tastes and smells of water.
Although hard water (containing calcium and magnesium) is good for your health, do take some preventative measures to protect your fittings and equipment from limescale.
Antoine Frérot, Veolia Water's CEO, sets out the group's Health and Safety Policy
In April 2004, Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, made the following remarks upon the start of the Sustainable Development Commission's work
Although nowadays it is largely prohibited, lead piping may still exist in older properties ...
Nitrates are a sign of human pollution and of the worldwide damage to the natural environment.