Bordeaux’s Metropolitan Council has chosen Veolia for its wastewater treatment and rainwater management. The 7-year public service contract will begin on 1 January, 2019. It covers the management of 6 waste water treatment plants and networks of 4,200 km, with a total treatment capacity for a population equivalent of 1.15 million inhabitants.
Veolia offered Bordeaux Métropole new form of governance, under the control of the organizing authority, at the service of consumers. This partnership is based on a co-construction approach with the service’s current employees.
Citizens can become participants in their environment by joining the various governance bodies that will be set up by Veolia – a consumer services agency and a service dedicated to professionals.
The contract provides for the renewal of part of the network. It will support the demographic and urban development of the Bordeaux Métropole, while respecting its environment.
Veolia will also deploy a series of digital services to optimize network management. A new series of connected objects and sensors will provide better control of the networks and monitor discharges into the Garonne river. Drones will be used to protect the metropolitan area’s heritage, and data processing employing artificial intelligence will open up new possibilities in the management of wastewater treatment.
