Sénart Val de Seine selects Veolia for water supply management project in France

The Sénart Val de Seine joint urban authority has awarded a contract to Veolia Water to manage the water supply network and improve customer service in Draveil, France.

Under the €20m ($26.6m) contract, Veolia Water will operate in a new area of the Essonne department, which is part of the Ile-de-France region surrounding Paris.

The company will provide solutions to meet the growing need for water supply and network performance in the suburb of Draveil.

Veolia has committed to using innovative techniques to find and repair leaks to bring the distribution network performance from the 2012 level of 81.9% up to 85%. They will renew 1km of the water network every year in order to achieve the 85% target.

The company also aims to improve customer satisfaction through indicators that ensure a reduction in lead times for requests – replies to letters, technical interventions, compliance with appointment times and other types.

They will also be responsible for managing and controlling the price of water.

The Sénart Val de Seine joint urban authority praised the operational efficiency of Veolia Water’s teams, which enabled operation to begin very rapidly after the contract was awarded.

The Veolia subsidiary MSE recently won a contract from the Vienne Water and Wastewater Authority to construct a wastewater facility based on its Organica system in France.

The plant will be built in Les Trois-Moutiers commune, in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France, to treat wastewater from Les Trois Moutiers and Vienne Center Parcs holiday village.

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Image: Veolia Water has won a contract to improve water distribution network in the town of Draveil, France. Photo courtesy of Tysto.