Water. Desalination + reuse
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Florida county's US$ 13 billion public- private partnership plans pull in investors Miami-Dade County has become the most attractive public-private partnership (PPP) opportunity in the US attracting investor- owned utilities, engineering procurement and construction firms, water technology and service providers and infrastructure investors chasing US$ 13 billion in water and wastewater projects according to market analyst, Bluefield Research. Bluefield said much of the expenditure "will be tendered using PPP contract structures." Among the drivers for PPP deals is the call for increased reuse of wastewater amid "overwhelming water stress" in Florida, California and Texas said Bluefield. e researcher reported in its Private Water Insight Service that Florida has 86 water reuse projects in planning worth a total of more than US$ 6.3 billion. Municipal utility, Miami-Dade County Water and Sewerage Department, expects to spend US$ 5.1 billion this year and 65% of that will be in wastewater projects driven by population growth, system upgrades and environmental legislation said Bluefield. A "key part" of the money the researcher said, will emerge from Ocean Outfall Legislation (OOL). In South Florida, compliance with OOL is prompting the expansion of reuse in the state by 608,000 m 3 /d. For Miami-Dade county the bill will be US$ 3.3 billion over the next ten years. At the start of 2015, Miami-Dade awarded management contracts, covering a total of 1.4 million m 3 /d. e contract for its OOL compliance programme went to CDM Smith and for upgrades of existing wastewater treatment plants the contract went to MWH, Bluefield reported. Meanwhile Bluefield said that Suez Environnement subsidiary, United Water, has opened an office in Miami-Dade County to join the "fierce competition" for PPPs in South Florida. United Water currently lacks a presence in the state where private utilities serve only 1% of the population but, according to Bluefield: "United Water, with support from parent company Suez Environnement, is well positioned to pursue P3 opportunities built on its reference list." In June 2013, Florida passed legislation BUSINESS More than 45 years of proven experience w w w . b e l v es s e l s . co m BEL means qualit y a n d t r u s t BEL Group Limited info@bel-g.com BEL Composite Iberica S.L. iberica@bel-g.com BEL Composite Industries Ltd. composite@bel-g.com ISO 9001 ASME Code Sec. X P.E.D. 97/23/EC. 16" Pressure Vessels are available now! 16" Pressure NEW...NEW May-June 2015 | Desalination & Water Reuse | 9 | that expanded the range of valid PPP models in the state. e law allowed companies to submit unsolicited proposals to local governments and agencies.