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## The challenge

Odor and compliance solutions were key benefits from this long-term partnership.

### The project challenges are:

- In an effort to curb excursions at its wastewater treatment plant, address long-time odor problems and control ever increasing costs, the city in 2002 entered into a long-term operate/maintain/manage (O&M) partnership with Veolia Water.
- The company provides management of the city's wastewater facilities: a 16-MGD treatment plant, 185-mile sanitary sewer collection system, 94-mile stormwater drainage system, 15 wastewater lift stations, seven stormwater lift stations and sludge treatment.
- In addition, we have design/build/operate (DBO) responsibility for the capital improvements program.



 

 

 



## The solution

### Innovative solutions:

- Implement $7 million in capital improvements to wastewater treatment plant, updating, modernizing and automating existing processes and systems
- Manage 280-miles of collection system and stormwater pipe and 22 lift stations
- Inspect and clean sanitary sewers and storm sewer main lines and manholes, repair and maintain lift stations and provide 24-hour emergency response and related customer service
- Update and expand plant SCADA system and add redundant equipment at critical processes
- Employ state-of-the-art robotic cameras for inspection of underground pipe
- Develop and implement master plan for underground asset management program that incorporates global information system, state-of-the-art computerized maintenance management system and condition/capacity assessment
- Play lead role in implementing State of California's Sanitary Sewer Management Plan, a key effort in bringing the city into compliance with state requirements



 

 

 



## Benefits for our clients

### Results:

- Generated an estimated $75 million in savings over the life of the agreement
- Provided improved operations, regularly scheduled maintenance and guaranteed environmental compliance
- Reduced sanitary sewer overflows and achieved long-term price stability
- ​Increased efficiency and effectiveness of plant operations and sharply reduced water quality violations and odors



 

 

 



 

 

### Learn more about our solutions:

[Water Solutions](/what-we-do/water-capabilities "Water Capabilities")  
[Waste Solutions](/what-we-do/waste-capabilities "Waste Capabilities")  
[Energy Solutions](/what-we-do/energy-capabilities "Energy Capabilities")