Veolia Wins a Major Contract to Make One of the Largest Wastewater Treatment Plants in France an Environmental Standard-setter
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Greater Lyon has chosenVeolia to modernize and manage the Saint Fons wastewater treatment plant, one of France’s largest, representing a €100 million contract over 6 years.
- With a capacity of one million population equivalents, the site will significantly reduce its carbon footprint thanks to Veolia’s innovative integrated offer, based on the combination of its different businesses, in line with the Group’s GreenUp strategic plan.
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Veolia will enable the site to reduce its electricity consumption by 15%, gas consumption by 72%, water consumption by 10%, and its need for chemical additives by 50% thanks to more efficient management of the wastewater treatment plant.
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Veolia's expertise in both efficiency and technology guarantees compliance with the highest environmental standards at the best value for money.
In operation for nearly fifty years, the plant treats the wastewater of all inhabitants of the left bank of the Rhône river, as well as some of the region’s industrial groups, equivalent to one million inhabitants.
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Thanks to more efficient digitized management,
Veolia will enable the site to reduce its electricity consumption by 15% and its water consumption by 10%.
- The site’s carbon footprint will be significantly reduced, as 90% of its energy consumption will be covered by decarbonizing energy produced from Veolia’s energy recovery facilities. The recovery of waste heat from incinerators will also produce 6% of the site’s electricity needs, thus replacing fossil fuels.
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Veolia will draw on its technical innovation capabilities to face emerging pollutants such as PFAS, particularly in sewage sludge, and prepare the region for future regulatory changes.
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Veolia will also supportGreater Lyon in its soil return strategy, with a future pooling of sludge treatment by methanization at the neighboring wastewater treatment plant.
"With our long-time presence in the region, we are proud to have been chosen by the
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