Veolia wins one of the biggest water treatment contracts in the U.S.

Tampa Bay Water has selected Paris-based Veolia Water, the water division of Veolia Environnement (Paris: VIE), to design, build and operate an expansion of its regional water treatment plant in Brandon, Florida.

The plant is to nearly double its capacity, from the current 72 million-gallons-per-day (MGD) facility previously built Veolia to 120 MGD. Planned completion and acceptance of the facility is scheduled for the end of 2010 at the latest, the date when plant operation will commence for a period of 13 years.

The contract is worth $158 million USD.

The new project will make the Tampa Bay facility one of the nation’s largest, alongside Seattle Public Utilities’ 120-MGD Tolt Treatment Facility.

“This project significantly expands the region’s alternative water supply with a high-quality product that is far better than both federal and state drinking water standards,” said Jerry Maxwell, general manager of Tampa Bay Water.

Treatment elements are to utilize a multi-barrier process including ballasted flocculation (ACTIFLO), ozonation, filtration through granular activated carbon gravity filters, disinfection, chemical dosing and solids processing.

Tampa Bay Water provides wholesale water to the public utility systems of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties as well as the cities of New Port Richey, St. Petersburg and Tampa.

Veolia Water is the world leader in water and wastewater services. Specialized in outsourcing services for municipal authorities, as well as industrial and service companies, it is also one of the world's major designers of technological solutions and constructor of facilities needed in water and wastewater services. With 70,700 employees, its 2006 revenues amounted to €10,08 billion.

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