2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

FRANCE PART 3 (i): COMPANY ANALYSIS: MAJOR PLAYERS
with sewerage services. VE lost management control of the operating company in 2003, and is having
its stake diluted.
Mexico
VE’s JV company Omsa, operates four contracts serving a total of 7.8million people. Since 1993,
VE’s stake in Omsa has increased from 33% to 38% in 1996, to 45% in 1997 and to 50% in 1998.
ICA, VE’s partner, is a Mexican civil engineering and construction company. Caasa serves 506,000
people in the city and a further 300,000 in the surrounding areas. The 30 year concession was
granted in October 1993.
Sapsa (Mexico City) 2.43 million Water management services
Caasa (Aguascalientes) 0.85 million Water and waste water concession
Puebla 1.20 million Water and waste water concession
Acapulco 1.50 million Water and waste water concession
USA
US Filter’s (USF) involvement in PPPs goes back to the first partnership for water services in the USA
awarded in 1972. The management contract for Burlingame’s (CA) wastewater treatment facilities
remains in USF’s hands. The Bethlehem Steel contract signed in 1950 was the first industrial
outsourcing contract in the USA. Upon the purchase of US Filter by Veolia Environnement in 1999,
US Filter and the former Professional Services Group of Aqua Alliance were merged to create North
America’s largest water and wastewater outsourcing company, serving more than 600 communities
and thousands of companies across all industrial and commercial markets through 400 water and
wastewater treatment plants. According to Public Works Financing, US Filter has been the North
American market leader in public-private partnerships in recent years. Following the sale of the noncore
activities, USFilter Operating Services has been renamed Veolia Water North America (VWN/A).
In total, some 14million people are served to some degree by the company.
USA activities
(US$ million) 2001 2002
Municipal outsourcing services 319 352
Industrial outsourcing services 270 318
Total 589 670
Sources: PW Financing, March 2003
2005 Gresham, Oregon 7 year O&M 106,000 wastewater treatment
The contract is worth $21 million and involves handling 20 million gallons of effluent per day.
2004 Richmond, CA 18 year O&M wastewater treatment
The contract is worth €50 million.
2004 Virgin Islands 20 year BOT 75,000 wastewater treatment
Two 18,000m 3 per day wastewater treatment facilities are to be constructed at St. Croix and St
Thomas. Both facilities are expected to enter service at the end of 2006, generating revenues of
US$126 million throughout their contracts. There is also a five year renewal option.
2002 Indianapolis, IA 20 year O&M 800,000 water treatment
At US$1.5 billion, it is the largest PPP in the United States’ history. The system produces an average
of 138million gallons a day for residents in the city and within a 25 mile radius around the city.
2002 Atlanta, GA O&M Manage city-wide biosolids system
US$200 million agreement to produce and market 100 dry tonnes of biosolids per day. VWNA is the
leading biosolids services supplier in the U.S., serving 130 different communities.
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Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2005 – 2006