Municipal partners

In Hungary, Veolia Water supplies 16 million m³ of healthy drinking water for its private consumers every year and takes care of the collection and the treatment of 300 million m³ of wastewater and rainwater. Day by day more than 2,000 specialists provide local authorities with a quality service that satisfies all requirements.

In Hungary, as in locations all over the world, the Veolia Water Group uses a proven and trusted operation model in harmony with the Hungarian legal framework.

There are two types of models in use in Hungary: concession and lease solutions.

In case of the concession-type solutions, the property of utility is in the company's books and for the term of the contract - with the restrictions stated in the law - the operator is the owner of the property and reaps its benefits. From 2007, according to the law ,this type may be extended with a property management construction.

In case of the lease-type solutions, the utility assets remain both in the ownership and the books of the local authority, the operator acquires usage and control rights, and also pays a lease fee to the owner for this use.

In both cases the local government owner sets the prices.

The advantages of the operation models

• Ensuring long-term operating conditions that are adapted to various environments and individual requirements.

• The participation of the private sector helps to create resources.

• The accountable contractual cooperation regulations are precisely defined in detail.

• The operation and quality parameters expected from the operator can be monitored precisely.

• The management is monitored by an independent specialist.

• The reconstruction and development resources are ensured in the contract (use of lease fee).

• The operator has a vested interest in efficiency, so increasing the standard of the service.

• On national level the price of the service is favourable.