United water renews contract with village of bensenville, il to
operate wastewater system
Harrington park, n.j.--(business wire)--united water, one of the largest water services providers in the nation, has reached an agreement with village of bensenville, illinois, to extend its agreement to operate, maintain and manage the village’s wastewater treatment system for the next two years. since 2004, when united water began managing the contract, united water has developed best-in-class operations, maintenance, and management systems with bensenville, including the use of computerized systems to track preventive and corrective maintenance, customer service, and permit compliance. “the village is looking forward to our ongoing public-private partnership with united water,” said joe caracci, bensenville director of public works. “united water has not only provided operations and management services for our wastewater treatment system, but has also made a significant presence in our community”. the bensenville wastewater system includes a 4.7 million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment facility, 19 lift stations, and three storm water pump stations. it serves approximately 20,800 residents. the new two-year contract took effect jan. 1, 2012, and carries provisions for automatic annual renewal thereafter. “united water’s ability to provide a plethora of services from a single source will come in handy as we look to better maintain and upgrade our facility,” says caracci. the effective partnership between united water and the village has been recognized by the iowa/illinois safety council for outstanding accident prevention, and by the illinois environmental protection agency for environmental compliance. "we've enjoyed a good relationship with the village of bensenville," said bob iacullo, president of united water. "it's been built on mutual trust by demonstrating our professionalism and commitment to providing one of the most essential services in an innovative and cost-efficient manner. we believe that sustaining our environment is the best job on earth." united water employees have also dedicated themselves to working with the community at-large. the company works closely with the bensenville chamber of commerce and industry, the bensenville kiwanis club, the helping hands of bensenville fire protection district, and other civic groups. united water employees donate more than 250 hours of community service each year. about united water united water is one of the nation’s leading environmental companies, providing water and wastewater services to approximately 7 million people in the united states. in addition to owning and operating 20 water utilities, the company operates more than 200 municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems through innovative public-private partnerships and contract agreements. united water’s affiliate, utility service company, is the nation’s leading provider of long-term asset management contracts for water storage facilities with municipal and industrial clients. 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 to protect resources by providing innovative solutions to industries and to millions of people. suez environnement supplies drinking water to 91 million people, provides wastewater treatment services for 61 million people and collects the waste produced by 50 million people. suez environnement has 79,554 employees and, with its presence on a global scale, is the world’s leader exclusively dedicated to environmental services. suez environnement, a 35.4% gdf suez affiliate, reported sales turnover of 14.8 billion euros ($19.6 billion usd) at the end of financial year 2011.
