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The city of Bucharest has chosen a consortium of Aqualia, FCC Cons- trucción and Suez to revamp and en- large the Glina (Bucharest, Rumania) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) for a total value of €113 million. The plant, which will serve 2.4 million in- habitants, represents the largest pu- blic sector water contract awarded in Europe this year. Financed by Euro- pean cohesion funds, the project is scheduled for commissioning at the end of 2019. The works, which include the cons- truction of a re-use facility for the sludge generated in the treatment process, is worth a total of 113 mi- llion Euros. The enlargement and improvement of the WWTP represents a significant technical challenge because it will be carried out while the current installa- Aqualia participates in the largest public sector water contract awarded in Europe this year: the Glina WWTP Bucharest (Romania) The Company, participating in a consortium with FCC Construcción and Suez, will revamp and enlarge the Glina WWTP in Bucharest. This is the fourth facility of its kind in Romania in which the Company participates. tions continue to operate. The work includes reforming the biological re- action lines, adapting 48 secondary clarifiers, building 24 new ones and the reconversion of the sludge line This contract further reinforces Aqua- lia’s positioning in Romania where it previously built the Agnita, Dumbra- veni and Zimnicea WWTPs. These projects are helping the country to reach the environmental objectives set by the Framework Water Directi- ve and to approach the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations for 2030. Infographics of the new secondary rectangular decanters that will modernise the existing treatment lines. C O M M U N I T I E S C O M M U N I T I E S 50