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Business Wire
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Veolia's Municipal Water School Outreach Program Reaches Record 55,000 Students
PARAMUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veolia's school outreach program in communities served by its Municipal Water business reached more than 55,000 students – an all-time high – during the 2024-2025 school year. Veolia's interactive lessons covering a wide range of water-related topics in communities served by its Municipal Water business reached more than 55,000 students – an all-time high – during the 2024-2025 school year. Share These free classes, aimed at complementing curriculum at each grade level, were presented to students across Veolia's Municipal Water service territories across North America. The learning continued beyond the 2,060 classes taught, including educational tours for thousands of students at water and wastewater treatment plants Veolia operates. Across all states, the program's instructors supported dozens of environmental outreach events from Earth Day celebrations to STEM nights. Karine Rougé, CEO of Veolia's Municipal Water division in North America, said, 'Veolia's school outreach program is an incubator for the next generation to find their roles conserving and replenishing water resources – operating infrastructure, protecting biodiversity, creating new technological breakthroughs and building a circular economy for water. Getting students interested in water plants the seeds to continue learning in these areas, discovering their careers and their futures in the science we need to provide environmental security to a changing planet. Some of those kindergarteners will be the next generation of our workforce in a blink of an eye, and all of them will benefit from the sparks we light in our educational programs.' Veolia's community relations managers and outreach instructors work closely with teachers to ensure that classes and outreach programs provide a valuable supplement to lesson plans. The programming is evaluated at the end of each school year, taking into account teacher and student feedback. This helps Veolia continue to adapt and evolve its programs in a way that engages students and makes them excited to learn about water. Patricia O'Brien, Science Teacher, Park Avenue Elementary School in Port Chester, NY, said, 'Veolia's programs provide our students with hands-on experience and a different perspective. Teaching them about where water comes from, how it's cleaned and how to conserve, gives them a lot to reflect on about the importance of water on our planet. ' Veolia's Municipal Water division serves 20.7 million people across America with water, wastewater and biosolids services, consistent with the company's global GreenUp strategy to lead the ecological transformation by depolluting, decarbonizing and regenerating resources. Jonathan Grossman, Dean of Students at the Ella T. Grasso Southeastern Technical High School in Groton, Conn., said, ' Veolia's school and community outreach programs have opened doors for students by exposing them to water career pathways they never knew existed.' To learn more, visit ABOUT VEOLIA IN NORTH AMERICA Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country's largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America. Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with 215,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In 2024, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 98 million with sanitation, produced 42 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 65 million tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 44.7 billion euros in 2024.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Veolia and Tampa Bay Water Bring Major Expansion to Regional Water Supply
Expansion project will increase regional water capacity by 12.5 million gallons a day to support regional growth and sustainable economic expansion Additional water supply builds on Veolia's 25-year relationship with Tampa Bay Water TAMPA, FL / / April 15, 2025 / Veolia North America, the leading environmental services company in the United States, has finalized an agreement with Tampa Bay Water (TBW) to lead the design, construction and operation of a major expansion of TBW's capacity to deliver high-quality drinking water to more than 2.5 million customers along the Gulf Coast of Florida. The project marks a new chapter in Veolia's nearly three-decade partnership with TBW, which has protected the region's environment and provided superior quality water for the region's booming population and thriving economy. The $181 million expansion at TBW's Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant in Tampa will increase its daily production of drinking water by as much as 12.5 million gallons, and has been identified as a priority project for the group to meet the demands of future regional growth. Tampa Bay Water approved Veolia's proposal under a progressive design-build model, with both parties collaborating throughout the design process to ensure the final proposal meets the utility's financial, technical and environmental expectations. "Veolia is proud of its long-standing role supporting Tampa Bay Water's transformative work to provide robust and reliable water supplies for a region that once was plagued by declining water tables and environmental risks," said Karine Rougé, CEO of Municipal Water at Veolia North America. "Veolia's unique combination of technology, expertise and experience helps communities develop long-term water solutions, and our work with Tampa Bay Water shows how we build true partnerships with communities to help them, their residents and their environment." New construction continues productive partnership Veolia North America, through a predecessor company, built the utility's existing infrastructure and has been providing drinking water services to the region since Tampa Bay Water was founded in 2000. Tampa Bay Water approved a five-year extension to its operating contract with Veolia in 2023, and both parties finalized their agreement to move forward on the expansion project in March. The additional infrastructure planned for Tampa Bay Water's plant includes a fifth system of Veolia's ACTIFLO and ozone treatment processes, supplementing the four already in operation; additional filtration; enhancements to the treated water disinfection, storage and transmissions systems; and improvements to the filter backwash and solids handling systems. The expanded system is expected to provide a sustainable capacity of 110 million gallons per day, and a maximum rated capacity of between 140 million and 150 million gallons a day. The expansion project exemplifies the goals of Veolia's global GreenUp strategy, which strives to lead the ecological transformation of the planet by accelerating water quality improvement, hazardous waste treatment and disposal, decarbonization and technological innovation. ABOUT VEOLIA GROUP Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with 215,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In 2024, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 98 million with sanitation, produced 42 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 65 million tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 44.7 billion euros in ABOUT VEOLIA NORTH AMERICA A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the CONTACTVEOLIA NORTH AMERICADavid HeinzmannCommunications Manager+1 View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from Veolia North America on Contact Info:Spokesperson: Veolia North AmericaWebsite: info@ SOURCE: Veolia North America View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire Sign in to access your portfolio
