Partnership Renewal Highlights
- $45 million over contract term
- 25-MGD Secondary WWTP
- 5 Surface Runoff Collection Systems
- 2 Pump Stations
- 5-year agreement (including options)
Five-year renewal furthers key operational and environmental initiatives, provides cost savings, protects U.S. waterways, meets stringent staffing and performance requirements
BOSTON, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) has renewed its partnership with Veolia, the world's leading provider of environmental solutions, to continue operating, maintaining and managing the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBIWTP) outside San Ysidro, Calif. USIBWC is the federal agency charged with water rights management on the U.S./Mexico border.
Since 1996, Veolia has partnered with the USIBWC to operate and maintain the 25 million gallon-per-day treatment plant, an integral component of a regional system that was developed to address a long-standing sanitation problem along the San Diego – Tijuana border. The treatment facility addresses a critical waste management need for Mexico while protecting U.S. waterways and beaches from uncontrolled wastewater discharges.
Under the terms of the renewal, estimated at $45 million, Veolia will provide operations, management and maintenance of the SBIWTP and related infrastructure, manage chemical procurement, and oversee the facility's annual repair and maintenance program. Veolia also will coordinate with Mexican authorities on the disposal of residuals from the plant and operate and maintain canyon interceptors and pump stations that collect wastewater flows from Mexico.
"Since the beginning of our partnership, we've worked together with the USIBWC to build and operate a world-class facility that plays a critical role in the protection of our environment and meets key infrastructure needs along the California border," said Lanita McCauley Bates, senior vice president, Veolia North America. "We're proud of our long-standing relationship with the federal government and look forward to continuing to serve IBWC and meet stringent performance, staffing and security standards."
As part of the contract extension, Veolia will increase staffing and certification levels to meet USIBWC's performance and scheduling requirements and add additional personnel who will help meet enhanced federal IT security standards.
"Our clients look to Veolia to provide safe, secure, cost-effective, efficient and compliant operations and maintenance of critical wastewater assets," said William J. DiCroce, president and COO of Veolia North America's Municipal & Commercial Business. "The renewal of our agreement with IBWC demonstrates the successful partnership that we've built with the federal government during the past 20 years and we look forward to continuing the tradition of excellence that we've established along the U.S. border and protecting natural resources."
Since 1996, Veolia has, on behalf of IBWC:
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Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 179,000 employees* worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them. In 2014, the Veolia group supplied 96 million people with drinking water and 60 million people with wastewater service, produced 52 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 31 million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of $29.6 billion* in 2014. www.veolia.com
(*) 2014 pro-forma figures, including Dalkia International (100%) and excluding Dalkia France.
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