Suez Environnement wins 15 year potable water supply contract in Paris, France

French utility firm Suez Environnement has won a long-term contract worth €234m from Gennevilliers Water Syndicate (SEPG) for supplying potable water to ten localities of Paris commune.

The new contract extends for a period of 15 years, under which the French firm’s subsidiary Lyonnaise des Eaux will be responsible for the wholesale supply of softened drinking water for the communities.

The contract will be effective from July 2018 and will benefit 605,000 inhabitants in the region by offering them secured drinking water supplies.

This is the second contract signed between SEPG and Suez Environnement, while the first was awarded in March, under which the firm is expected to improve the water network and services in the localities.

Lyonnaise des Eaux director general Philippe Maillard said: "We are delighted to consolidate our collaboration with the SEPG water authority, and we are proud to contribute to the setting of new standards in water supply services thanks to collective decarbonation."

SEPG presently gets its supply from a drinking water production facility located in Mont Valérien, outside Paris.

Suez Environnement will continue supplying potable water to the SEPG communities from its facilities in Flins- Aubergenville and Le Pecq.

The contract also includes a commitment to meet all the water supply needs of SEPG during peak periods, or if the Mont Valérien becomes dysfunctional.

Suez’s facilities in Flins- Aubergenville and Le Pecq are equipped with technologies which replenishes the water table which enables the company to ensure stable drinking water production throughout the year.

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Image: Drinking water production site in Le Pecq-Croissy. Photo: ©SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT / William DANIELS.