Severn Trent Response wins water O&M contract in Ireland

Severn Trent Response, a joint venture between Severn Trent Services (Birmingham, U.K.) and Response Group (Dublin, Ireland), has a won a 20-year contract to operate and maintain the Limerick Main Drainage Project in southwestern Ireland. The contract, valued at approximately €60 million (about $73 million U.S.), includes operation of the Limerick Wastewater Treatment Plant, a thermal sludge dryer, about 12.4 miles of mains sewers, and 10 pumping stations. The contract marks the first O&M assignment in Ireland for Severn Trent Services, which has about 2,000 O&M contracts in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Italy. “Forming this joint venture with a strong local partner like Response and winning the Limerick O&M contract are a critical part of Severn Trent Services’ strategic expansion of our global Operating Services Division,” said Marwan Nesicolaci, vice president of international sales and business development. “In addition to further projects in Ireland for which we have already pre-qualified to tender, we are also rapidly expanding this division’s offerings into Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, either directly or through key strategic partners.”