American Water Selected To Manage Sioux City's Wastewater Facility; 20-Year Contract Worth $114 million.SIOUX CITY, Iowa <noinclude></noinclude> Sioux City (IPA: [su: 'sɪti]) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,013. -- The Sioux City Sioux City, city (1990 pop. 80,505), seat of Woodbury co., NW Iowa, at the junction of the Big Sioux and Floyd rivers with the Missouri; inc. 1857. It is a shipping, wholesale trade, and industrial center for an extensive agricultural and livestock area (including Council on Monday Monday: see week. night selected American Water to manage the operation and expansion of the city's wastewater facility. The 20-year, $114 million contract is one of the largest such contracts in the country. American Water Services, a subsidiary of American Water, will partner with Sioux City to manage its existing treatment plant while implementing an estimated $26.1 million capital expansion project over the next two years. "This is a huge endorsement for American Water's expertise in operating and maintaining major US wastewater facilities," said Walter Lynch, president, American Water Services. "Our proposal will deliver a greatly improved wastewater plant, which we believe will benefit each and every Sioux City resident for at least the next 20 years." "We are partnering with American Water to manage the Sioux City wastewater facility after a rigorous selection process that has looked closely at our long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. requirements," said Paul Nolan, director of environmental service for Sioux City. "American Water proposed a solution that is not only highly cost effective, but will make significant improvements to our current facility and maintain a consistently high standard throughout the life of the contract." The upgraded wastewater treatment facility will have increased capacity to treat 24 million gallons of wastewater per day, up from its current level of around 14 million gallons. This will deliver additional capacity to provide for any future expansion in the number of residents and businesses in the City. Furthermore, the new facilities will include state-of-the-art odor odor (o´der) a volatile emanation perceived by the sense of smell. o·dor n. 1. The property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell. control, and will contribute to the improvement of the Missouri Missouri, state, United States Missouri (mĭz  r`ē, –ə), one of the midwestern states of the United States. River's water quality. "This is a good example of the great benefits that public private partnerships can deliver, and which will be important in meeting the future water and wastewater needs in the US," said Walter Lynch. About American Water With a history of over 100 years, American Water provides high quality water, wastewater, and other related services, serving 20 million customers in 29 states. American Water is part of RWE RWE Rot-Weiss Essen (Germann football club) RWE Ralph Waldo Emerson RWE Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerke (German Power Supplier) RWE Read Write Execute RWE Right Wing Extremist Thames Water Thames Water, known originally as the Thames Water Authority and after privatization as Thames Water Utilities Limited, is the utility responsible for water supply and waste water treatment in parts of Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire, and the Thames Valley in the , and through their combined expertise, continue the tradition of providing customers with superior quality service while gaining access to new technologies, research and development, and global experience in service, customer satisfaction and security. www.amwater.com |
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