Suez (United Water)
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Fact Sheet: United Water: A Corporate Profile |
Suez Environnement is the second largest water service corporation in the world. In the United States, it operates under the name United Water.
United Water owns and operates water utilities in six states, and it runs water or sewer systems for 89 local governments across the country. It is the second largest private operator of publicly owned water and sewer systems in the United States.
Key Facts and Figures (2012)
Suez Environnement
Headquarters: Paris, France
CEO: Jean-Louis Chaussade
Population served: 97 million with drinking water and 63 million with sewer service
Revenues: $20 billion (€15 billion)
Profit: $331 million (€251 million)
United Water
U.S. headquarters: Harrington Park, N.J.
Population served: 5.7 million people
Revenues: $946 million (€718 million)
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International Treaty Complaint Against United Water
June 8, 2011
Food & Water Watch joined the Utility Workers Union of America to file a petition against United Water and Suez Environnement with Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation for labor and environmental breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Read the submission.Case Studies
United Water was involved in several of the worst water privatization schemes in the United States, including the industry-changing failure in Atlanta. Find out more below.
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At the end of 2009, Paris reclaimed public control of its water system and ended its contractual relationship with Veolia Environnement.
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East
Rockland County, New York: United Water’s proposed desalination is not worth its salt
South
Atlanta, Georgia: A major debacle
New Orleans, Louisiana: Stopping privatization
Midwest