Privatization: Where It's Happening
(Some U.S. cities and municipalities that have embarked on privatization)

Atlanta, Georgia. Considering privatization of the city's wastewater system.
RM Clayton Plant
Bill Lewis, Manager, Wastewater Pollution Control
2440 Bolton Road N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
Ph. (404) 351-6120
Fax (404) 350-4922

Boonville, Indiana. Signed a 10-year, $13 million contract with PSG for the operation, maintenance and management of a WwTP (the city's sewer system, a water filtration plant and the distribution network).

Boonville City Hall
Tim O'Neil, Project Manager
P.O. Box 57
Boonville, IN 47601
Ph. (812) 897-0104
Fax (812) 897-6819

Bridgeport, Connecticut. Also signed a deal with PSG for five years O&M of a wastewater treatment and collection system.

Water Pollution Control Authority
Andy Abate, General Manager
205 Bostwick Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06605
Ph. (203) 576-7249
Fax (203) 332-5650 . :

Buffalo, New York. Expects to save $22 million, or an 8 percent annual savings to rate-payers, in a five-year contract operations deal with American Anglian. American Anglian has a five-year renewal option at the end of the contract.

Buffalo Department of Public Works
Joe Giambra, Commissioner of Public Works
502 City Hall
Buffalo, NY 14202
Ph. (716) 851-5636
Fax (716) 851-4201

Burlingame, California. Started the O&M business going in 1972 when it contracted with Wheelabrator EOS to provide full O&M services for a 5 million gallon per day WwTP The original contract has consistently been renewed and now extends well into the 21st century,

US Filter Wastewater Treatment Plant
Rich Perna, Plant Manager
1103 Airport Blvd.
Burlingame, CA 94010
Ph. (650) 696-7230
Fax (650) 342-3712

Cranston, Rhode Island. One of the first long term privatizations in the United States, in which Cranston leased its entire wastewater treatment and collection system to Triton Ocean State for 25 years. The deal with Triton ั a subsidiary of Stamford, Connecticut-based Poseidon Resources Corp.ัis expected to save the city $74 million over the contract's term. Triton will finance all capital improvements and upgrades over the 25-year period.

Cranston Public Works
Peter Alviti Jr., Director of Public Works
869 Park Ave. Room #109
Cranston, RI 02920
Ph. (401) 461-1000 ext. 3245
Fax (401) 461- 9650

Evansville, Indiana. Has a five-year contract with EMC for the operation and maintenance of two WwTPs. EMC also operates and maintains the city sewer system. Saved $ 1.5 million during the first three years of operations. EMC also has a 10-year O&M contract in partnership with American Water Works Company and American Anglian to run the city's main water treatment plant (WTP).

Evansville Water & Sewer Utility
Jack Danks, General Manager
1 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47740
Ph. (812) 426-5775
Fax ( 812) 426-5721

Fairbanks, Alaska. Pursuing a 20-year leasing arrangement. The city would lease its water and wastewater utility to Golden Heart of Fairbanks as part of a deal that includes three other city utilities. At the end of the contract, the city would have the option to sell the utilities. Currently awaiting EPA approval.

Golden Heart Utilities Services of Alaska
Tom Rogers, Director of Operations
P. O. Box 80370
Fairbanks, AK 99708
Ph. (907) 4S9-6396
Fax (907) 474-0619

Franklin, Ohio. In 1995, the Miami Conservancy District in Ohio sold a 4.5 million gallon per day WwTP to Wheelabrator EOS as part of an EPA demonstration project. The public utility received a cash payment and a 14 percent reduction in its annual wastewater expenditures. The deal also included a lease on the surrounding land.

US Filter Wastewater Treatment Plant
Dan Ryan, Plant Coordinator
Baxter Drive
Franklin, OH 45005
Ph. (513) 746-1711
Fax (513) 746-1519

Fulton County, Georgia. Recently renewed a contract with JMM Operational Services (now United Water Services) for the operation and management of three WwTPs. JMM has won three EPA awards for its work in Fulton County. Two other treatment plants are privatized in Fulton County: Johns Creek and Little Creek.

Fulton County Public Works
Big Creek Laboratories
Bob King, Administrative Coordinator
1030 Marietta Hwy
Roswell, GA 30075
Ph. (770) 640-3061 xt.111
Fax (770) 640-3070

United Water Services
Joe Porter, Project Manager
1030 Marietta Hwy
Roswell, GA 30075
Ph. (770) 992-1699
Fax (770) 992-1672

Gary, Indiana. Poised to sign a deal for operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities and the city sewer network. Looking for $30 million worth of savings over the duration of the contract.

Gary Sanitary District
Donald Love, Director
3600 West 3rd Ave.
Gary, IN 46404
Ph. (219) 883-1027
Fax (219) 944-0723

Hawthorne, California. Leased its water system to the California Water Service Company for 15 years in return for a one-offpayment of $6.5 million and annual payments of $100,000. The city will not have to pay for capital improvements to the system during the term of the contract.

Hawthorne Public Works
Charles Herbertson, Director of Public Works
4455 West 126th Street
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Ph. (310) 970-7955
Fax (310) 970-7033

Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1994, Hoboken negotiated a public/private partnership with United Water Services which now operates and manages the city's water system. The contract is for 10 years, but renewable for up to 40 years.

United Water New Jersey
Joe Sensale, Superintendent of Operations
135 Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ 07601-6107
Ph. (201) 646-4518
Fax (201) 488- 1295

Howell Township, New Jersey. Raised $35 million by selling its municipal water system to the New Jersey-American Water Company, a subsidiary of the American Water Works Company.

Howell Township Sewer Department
Jeff Filiatreault, Chief Financial Officer
P.O. Box 580
Howell Township, NJ 07731
Ph. (732) 938-5970
Fax (732) 938-9350

Houston, Texas. Signed a five-year contract with JMM Operational Services for the operation and maintenance of its Southeast Water Purification Plant. Expects to save $12-13 million over the life of the contract.

Southeast Water Purification Plant
Joseph Hisle, Project Manager
2620 Genoa-Redbluff
Houston, TX 77034
Ph. (281) 487-7555
Fax (281) 487-7671
Indianapolis, Indiana. Recently extended an existing O&M contract it has with the White River Environmental Partnership (a group of private firms) for a further 10 years. The city has already saved $46 million since contracting with the Partnership in 1994 to manage two WwTPs and the sewer system. The contract has helped the city invest more than $90 million over the last six years to rebuild its decaying sewers without passing on the cost to taxpayers. The new contract will provide savings worth $189 million over the next 10 years.

White River Environmental Partnership
Richard Farham, Project Manager
700 S. Belmont Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46221
Ph. (317) 327-2201
Fax (317) 327-2230

Jersey City, New Jersey. Signed a five-year contract with United Water Services for the the management, operation and maintenance of its entire water system. The agreement is designed to enable the city's public utility to reduce its long term indebtedness by $14 million over the contract's term.

City Hall, Jersey City
Robert Lombard, Business Administrator
280 Grove Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Ph. (201) 547-5148
Fax (201) 547-4833

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District recently signed a 10-year O&M contract with United Water Services.  United Water will manage two WwTPs and the city's sewer system as well as a 30-megawatt power plant MMSD expects to save $140 million over the duration of the contract.

MMSD
John Jankowski, Contract Compliance Manager
Kristine Hinrichs, Director of Finance and Administration
260 West Seeboth Street
P.O. Box 3049
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0318
Ph. (414) 272- 5100
Fax (414) 277-0318

New Orleans, Louisiana. Signed a 5-year contract with PSG to operate and maintain two WwTPs, including one with a capacity of 122 million gallons per day currently the largest WwTP operated by PSG.

New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
Don Crowder, Superintendent
625 St. Joseph, Room #311
New Orleans, LA 70165
Ph. (504) 585-2365
Fax (504) 585-2429

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. One of the largest public/private/partnerships in the country. Now into the ninth year of a contract it signed with PSG to operate, maintain and manage four WwTPs and a large pumping station. The city's facilities have won an EPA Environmental Excellence award.

Oklahoma City Water and Wastewater Utilities
James D. Couch, Assistant City Manager, MAPS Project
Bret Weingart, Acting Director
420 West Main Street, Suite 500
Oklahoma City, OK  73102
Ph. (405) 297-2833
Fax (405) 297-3818
Pasadena, Texas. Awarded a five-year contract to STES for the operation and maintenance of three WwTPs. Anticipates saving $4 million over the contract term as part of a cost-saving incentive plan.

Severn Trent Environmental Services
Earl Goings, Project Manager
3512 E. Pasadena Freeway
Pasadena, TX 77503
Ph. (713) 477-5856
Fax (713) 475-0501

Santa Teresa, New Mexico. This IOU in southern New Mexico signed a 10 year contract with Eco Resources for the operation and maintenance of its entire water and wastewater system. The contract also covers meter reading, customer service, and billing and collection. Santa Teresa is located in a growing area of southern New Mexico, 12 miles west of El Paso, Texas.

Eco Resources
Robert Diaz-Deleon, District Manager
P.O. Box 2
Santa Teresa, NM 88008
Ph. (505) 874-4718
Fax (505) 589-1954

Eco Resources
Steve Held, Vice President
9511 Ranch Road 620 North
Autin, TX  78726
Ph. (512) 335-7580
Fax (512) 335-0251

Seattle, Washington. Signed a 25-year contract with CDM Philip for the design, construction and operation of its Tolt  water treatment facility. The contract is reportedly saving the city nearly $70 million ั or 15 percent of the estimated cost of pursuing the project using a conventional public works procurement process.  The project is financially backed by the powerful Philip Services Corporation.

Seattle Public Utilities
Elizabeth Kelly, Tolt Project Manager
Dexter Horton Bldg.
710 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
Ph. (206) 386-9779
Fax (206) 684-0206