Veolia Wins a Major Contract to Make One of the Largest Wastewater Treatment Plants in France

PARIS--Regulatory News: Greater Lyon has entrusted Veolia (Paris:VIE), long active in the region, with a significant contract for the modernization and management of the Saint Fons wastewater treatment plant, one of the largest in France. This 6-year contract represents a total value of 100 million euros.

In operation for nearly fifty years, the plant treats the wastewater of all inhabitants of the left bank of the Rhône river, as well as some of the region’s industrial groups, equivalent to one million inhabitants. Veolia was chosen to address several issues: to regain compliance on biological treatment, improve the state of the assets, and organize the management of heavy rainfalls which can lead to pollution, all in close cooperation with local authorities. Greater Lyon also aims to make this site a benchmark of standards in terms of operational efficiency, energy and environmental performance.

Veolia has mobilized all its areas of expertise to implement an integrated offer that meets these goals at the best value for money:

"With our long-time presence in the region, we are proud to have been chosen by the Lyon metropolitan area to make Saint Fons wastewater treatment plant a true environmental leader. Thanks to more efficient management and the combination of our various businesses, we were able to offer a solution with the best value for money that combines the ecological and economic performances of the site by significantly reducing its carbon footprint and its consumption of raw materials. The ecological transformation of Saint Fons demonstrates our ability to provide concrete solutions to build a sustainable future for and with local regions, perfectly in line with our GreenUp strategic plan", says Jean-François Nogrette, Senior Executive Vice President, France & Special Waste Europe.