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BURLEY, IDAHO, AWARDS LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT SERVICES TO VEOLIA WATER NORTH AMERICA
Local Knowledge Gives Veolia Water Edge
HOUSTON, May 25, 2006 – A deep understanding of community needs was the driver in the city of Burley, Idaho’s unanimous approval of a 10-year, $5.6 million contract for wastewater services with Veolia Water North America – West LLC (Veolia Water).
The public-private partnership calls for Veolia Water to manage the city’s $29 million, 2-million-gallon-per-day (MGD) municipal wastewater treatment facility when it comes online in October 2006. In the interim, Veolia Water will assist with startup activities to ensure reliable, long-term performance of the plant that will serve approximately 10,000 people. Additionally, the company will manage the city’s 2.3-MGD industrial wastewater treatment plant and provide oversight of the industrial pretreatment program.
“Veolia Water did an excellent job of articulating their approach to managing our assets and convinced us of the value of their services to the community,” said Burley City Manager Mark Mitton. “This partnership gives us the ability to maximize our significant investment through their skilled employees and global expertise.”
Veolia Water North America – West President Chibby Alloway added, “Access to our broad range of expert resources coupled with a comprehensive management approach convinced Burley leaders to select Veolia Water. As the world’s leader in operating wastewater systems, Veolia Water always strives to improve the value and life of our clients’ assets.”
Veolia Water North America is the leading provider of comprehensive water and wastewater services to municipal and industrial customers, providing services to approximately 15 million people in more than 600 communities. The company is part of Veolia Water, the No. 1 water company in the world, serving more than 110 million customers. Veolia Water is the Water Division of Veolia Environnement (NYSE:VE and Paris Bourse: VIE), the largest environmental services company in the world, with more than 310,000 employees in about 80 countries and annual revenues of more than $30 billion. Visit the company’s Web site at www.veoliawaterna.com.
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Important Disclaimer. Veolia Environnement is a corporation listed on the NYSE and Euronext Paris. This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These factors and uncertainties include in particular risks related to the ability of Veolia Environnement to complete its divestiture transactions as a result of customary conditions precedent and closing adjustments, as well as the risks described in the documents Veolia Environnement has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Veolia Environnement does not undertake, nor does it have, any obligation to provide updates or to revise any forward-looking statements. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of documents filed by Veolia Environnement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from Veolia Environnement.
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