Suez Environnement, via its subsidiary Agbar, has announced that it will manage the entire water cycle (water + sanitation) in the metropolitan area of Barcelona for a period of 35 years with €3.5 billion in revenues.
Agbar and AMB (Metropolitan Area of Barcelona) are creating a joint venture dedicated to water and wastewater management in 24 municipalities, including the Catalan capital and surrounding communities. The venture will be a public-private partnership in which Agbar will have an 85% interest and the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona will own 15%. The company, which will operate under the name of Aguas de Barcelona, will supply water to 3 million inhabitants.
The agreement means AMB is further strengthening its cooperation with Agbar by including wastewater management, in addition to water distribution management which Agbar currently operates. Agbar is the Spanish water sector leader and a major player in the water cycle in Latin America.
In a TV show that will explain the complex journey of the wastewater treatment process, Lakeside Equipment Corporation is set to feature in US Public Television’s All Access program with Andy Garcia.
Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo, the UK’s largest environmental event, has released the full speaker programme for its 2025 event, which now features seven shows spanning all corners of the environmental sector, under one roof at the NEC Birmingham.
We are exhibiting at WWEM – Water, Wastewater and Environmental Management Expo, which is one of the eight exhibitions taking place at the NEC, Birmingham 17-18 September 2025 as part of ESS Expo 2025. Please come along and visit us at Stand WW-S60.
Publication of the Independent Water Commission’s Final Report, alongside new legislation and updated national standards, marks a major turning point in the wider adoption of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) by water companies and developers, according to Alex Stephenson, director, SuDSPlanter.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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What is to be done about the UK’s failing utilities? Listen to Professor Dieter Helm explore the options to tackle the UK’s failing utilities – Thames Water, the Royal Mail and Network Rail in particular.