West basin municipal water district renews professional services agreement with united water

El segundo, calif.--(business wire)--united water, one of the leading providers of water and wastewater services in the nation, today announced the signing of a new five-year agreement worth approximately $50 million with the west basin municipal water district (west basin) to operate and maintain the district’s edward c. little water recycling plant and four satellite plants. together the facilities comprise one of the most unique water recycling operations of its kind in the world. it is the only public agency recycling facility in the world that produces five different types of usable water out of wastewater. “the renewal of our contract shows the good working relationship between united water and west basin and high level of trust we accord each other,” said bertrand camus, chief executive officer of united water. “we have been partners for two decades – working together to conserve and preserve potable water supplies in southern california.” the partnership saves precious water supplies in one of the nation’s most drought-prone regions, and contributes to good environmental stewardship by reducing the amount of wastewater discharged to the santa monica bay each day. “recycling is a key part of our water reliability 2020 program, which will provide us with more locally-controlled, sustainable and reliable supplies of water in the future. we appreciate united water’s operating capabilities in partnership with our west basin personnel,” said carol w. kwan, president of the west basin municipal water district board of directors. “our water supply is our most precious resource, and the partnership with united water has allowed us to continue to expand our water recycling program and provide more quality recycled water to our communities.” the edward c. little water recycling facility produces over 40 million gallons of water every day for industrial and other uses. the plant produces approximately 12 million gallons a day of highly purified in direct drinking water for use in a seawater intrusion barrier water that protects local groundwater from seawater intrusion and also augments local groundwater supplies. the edward c. little water recycling facility was recognized by the national water research institute in 2002 as one of only six national centers for water treatment technologies. the west basin plant is the only treatment facility in the country that produces five different qualities of “designer” or custom-made recycled water that meet the unique needs of west basin’s municipal, commercial and industrial customers. those recycled waters include: irrigation water, cooling tower water, low pressure boiler feed water, high pressure boiler feed water and indirect drinking water. “we are excited about continuing our role in supporting the innovative work being done by the west basin municipal water district,” said nadine leslie, president of united water environmental services. “we share their mission and their vision and are committed to helping west basin meet their water reliability 2020 goals.” about united water united water is one of the nation’s leading environmental companies, providing water and wastewater services to approximately 5.5 million people in the united states. in addition to owning and operating 16 water and wastewater utilities, united water operates 90 municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems through innovative public-private partnerships and contract agreements. founded in 1869, united water is a subsidiary of suez environnement. about suez environnement natural resources are not infinite. each day, suez environnement (paris:sev, brussels:sevb) and its subsidiaries deal with the challenge of protecting resources by providing innovative solutions to industries and to millions of people. suez environnement supplies drinking water to 97 million people, provides wastewater treatment services for 66 million people and collects the waste produced by 50 million people. suez environnement has 79,550 employees and, with its presence on a global scale, is a world leader exclusively dedicated to environmental services. suez environnement, reported sales turnover of 14.8 billion euros ($19.6 billion usd) at the end of financial year 2012.
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