Veolia Water, the water division of Veolia Environnement, is the leading operating company in the world for providing water services.
Veolia Water
Outsourced water services
Specializing in the outsourced management of water services for municipal or industrial clients, it is the world leader in engineering, design and execution of construction projects for turnkey facilities and water treatment plants. The company also creates dedicated technological solutions.
For Veolia Water, meeting the challenge of managing outsourced water services entails giving top priority to:
- safeguarding public health and ensuring a clean, high quality water supply;
- protecting the natural environment;
- conserving water resources;
- increasing the number of people connected to a water and wastewater system;
- improving the technical performances of facilities;
- optimizing investments and operating costs;
- involving employees by developing skills and increasing the number of new initiatives.
This activity, which has been the company's core business for more than 150 years, encompasses the entire water cycle.
Veolia Water's Activities
Water services for municipal and industrial clients.
For municipal clients, Veolia Water is involved in the water treatment cycle:
- abstracting water from the natural environment;
- producing and supplying drinking water;
- collecting wastewater;
- and treating it in order to recycle the water or release it back into the ecosystem.
And increasingly in the water cycle to:
- help conserve natural resources upstream and conserve environment downstream;
- facilitate or accelerate the renewal of resources or the reuse of treated water.
Local municipalities often entrust Veolia Water with the management of relations with the final customers.
For industrial clients, Veolia Water is involved in every stage of the industrial water cycle from abstraction or desalination to producing process water through to treating and recycling wastewater and sludge.
Sustainable Development
As water and wastewater professionals for both municipal and industrial clients, Veolia Water is involved in every aspect and at every stage in water management for its clients.
This is why Veolia Water chose to make sustainable development an integral part not only of the company's strategy but also in the management of its operations throughout the world.
Research & Development
Research & Development at Veolia Water, now integrated with R&D at Veolia Environnement, world leader in environmental solutions, benefits from a global network of 800 high-level experts.
Thanks to its past experience in finding solutions for treating drinking water and wastewater, Veolia Water is currently the world leader in publishing research works on water. The company has a portfolio of more than 3,000 patents.




