Veolia Secures $35.5m US Water Contract

Veolia subsidiary Veolia Water North America has secured a $35.5m contract from the International Boundary & Water Commission (IBWC) to provide sanitation services in the Mexican border city of Tijuana and southern California’s San Diego.

The five-year contract includes managing, operating and maintaining the existing San Ysidro wastewater treatment plant, as well as the operation of a secondary treatment expansion unit.

The San Ysidro facility includes a 25MGD primary wastewater treatment plant, five surface runoff canyon collection systems and two pump stations.

The plant was previously operated jointly by IBWC and Veolia Water.