Acquedotto Pugliese

Acquedotto Pugliese

• with its 42,000 km network (6 times the Yangtze river) of drinkingwater mains and drainage pipes,

• 185 water treatment plants,

is among the most impressive hydraulic engineering works in the world.

Introducing Acquedotto

It has 2000 employees and a wholly controlled subsidiary.

It serves over 4 million people

Acquedotto Pugliese covers and manages the entire water cycle: from water sources, to purification, distribution of drinking water, sewerage and treatment of waste waters.

Activities

Acquedotto Pugliese was established in 1902 under a law of the Italian State in order to deliver drinking water to a vast territory that hasneither rivers nor lakes.

The sources of supply are hundreds of kilometres away from the towns.

The main canal, built a hundred years ago, is an extraordinaryachievement. Over 245 kilometres entirely above ground with an average slope of 45 millimetres per kilometre.

History

In 2013 the total turnover of the Group amounted to 479 million euro, consolidated net profits were 21 million euro.

The Gross Operating Margin was 162 million, namely 33.86% of revenues.

A few figures

In 2013 Acquedotto Pugliese invested 144.3 million euro to upgrade and rehabilitate the entire water system.

More than one billion euro were invested during the last sevenyears.

Investments

The drinking water network comprises five interconnected water schemes that constitute a comprehensive system.

Interconnection makes it possible to transfer water from one scheme to another, according to needs, ensuring high quality standards and no interruption in the delivery of the service.

Characteristics of the system

The sources of water supply are many: springs, reservoirs, wells.

The four purification plants for treating the water from the reservoirshave an overall production capacity of over 12 cubic metres per second.

The sources

The water is tested in the 10 laboratories located across the area.

390 thousand chemical and microbiological parameters are monitored every year. The main drinking water indicators are tested in real time through a remote-controlled system with measurementpoints along the network.

The purity of the water is further guaranteed by additionalcomplementary disinfection stations positioned at the main nodes of the network.

Tasting the quality of the water

Acquedotto Pugliese is engaged in innovative projects for water flow control and management of the system:

• a system that exploits microwaves for spotting leakages;

• devices for remote reading of the meters;

• drones for monitoring the pipes.

Innovation and research

Acquedotto Pugliese has built the largest bio-phytopurification plantin Italy for the treatment of urban waste waters. The project wasawarded a national prize dedicated to water saving and conservation.

Phytopurification

The Company has expanded the water supply-chain by taking full control over a leading company in the production of fertilizers for agricultural use.

Production of compost

The aim of this operation is to transforma cost centre – disposal of the sludgesresulting from purification – into a profitable business by producingquality compost.

Turnover 479 million Euro

Net income 36,1 million Euro

MOL 162 million Euro

Employees 2.000

Pipelines 44.000 Km

Inhabitants served 4 million

Towns served 330

Waste water tratments plants 185

Water treatment plants 4

Parameters tested 390.000 per year

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