The Aquaplus Committee Presents Awards to Seven Projects and its Label to Twelve Companies

The goal of Aquaplus is to bring together the main stakeholders in the water sector and provide recognition of their quality through the Aquaplus Label and Trophy. The Aquaplus Label is awarded by examination to water professionals (public or private companies or agencies) and is a token of confidence as far as commissioning clients are concerned.

The Aquaplus Trophy awards exemplary projects that involve sustainable development in the water sector: drinking water or wastewater treatment plants, water towers or systems, etc. For all phases of the project (from the definition of needs to full operation) the three components of sustainable development are evaluated:

• Environmental: energy performance, reagent consumption, recycling, etc.
• Social: dialogue with the users, fit in the landscape, safety and working conditions, training, etc.
• Economic: adherence to budgets and deadlines, etc.

Last November 23, seven water treatment plants were awarded an Aquaplus Trophy. They ranged in size from a small rural wastewater treatment plant (6,000 PE) to a high-capacity plant that can treat up to one million PE.

Among the seven recipients were the Pont-Royat wastewater treatment plant in Béard-Béovreissiat (Ain), with a capacity of 24,000 PE, and the Vallée d'Aulps wastewater treatment plant in Essert-Romand (Upper Savoy), with a capacity of 64,000 PE, on which BG worked with the partner companies as a prime contractor.

The Aquaplus Committee also awarded fifteen Labels to twelve (public and private) companies and one organisation for six different activities:

• Design and construction of drinking water plants
• Design and construction of wastewater treatment facilities
• Design and manufacture of water treatment equipment
• Renovation of civil engineering works related to water and the environment
• Training in the areas of drinking water and wastewater
• Development of drainage and treatment systems

Additionally, at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseilles (March 12-17, 2012), the Aquaplus approach was presented as a suggested solution that could motivate all water stakeholders to favour sustainable development solutions.

For more information:

• View the Pont-Royat wastewater treatment plant project in Béard-Béovreissiat (Ain) (French)
• View the Vallée d'Aulps wastewater treatment plant project in Essert-Romand (Upper Savoy) (French)
• Read the press packet
• Visit the Aquaplus website