presentation of ibw - estonian delegation - 29th october 2015 baudouin le hardy de beaulieu, general...
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Presentation of IBW-
Estonian Delegation-
29th October 2015
Baudouin le HARDY de BEAULIEU, General Manager
IBW at a glance
Incorporated in 1966
SCRL (Limited Liability Cooperative Company): purely an intermunicipal public utility company
Shareholders: Province of Walloon Brabant and its 27 Boroughs (‘communes’) (Boroughs before the mergers made between 1975 and 1983 = 109)
± 390,000 inhabitants
3 business lines:
• economic expansion & regional development• waste management• wastewater treatment
ISO 14.001 and EMAS environmental certification since 2002
Total number of employees / workers= 295
For wastewater treatment:• investment department = 18• operating department = 81• + general services = 18
Amount spent on work carried out for wastewater collection + treatment plants (2000 to 2014) = € 366 million
+ drainage (2003 to 2014) = € 68 million
Costs to run operating department = € 12 million per year
IBW structure
General meetings (held twice a year):bring together IBW’s associate members:• the Province of Walloon Brabant is represented by 5 delegates• the 27 Boroughs of Walloon Brabant are each represented by five
delegates
Board of Directors (meetings held at least twice a year):made up of 25 Borough delegates + 5 provincial delegates representing the socioeconomic fabric of Walloon Brabant
Executive Board (weekly meetings):made up of 12 members who ensure the proper running of IBW’s day-to-day business, quickly and efficiently
General Management
Water treatment department
Waste department
General services
Economics department
- Business services
- Energy recovery unit
- Operating department
- Investment department
- Infrastructure and assets department
- Recycling department
- Legal- Finance- HR- Communication - EMAS- IT
Study and implementation of wastewater works (drains, collectors, treatment plants)
Operation of treatment plants
Supervision of municipal drainage works (design, monitoring + coordination for health and safety)
Operation of pumping stations
Recommendations on permits to discharge wastewater into the drains
Checks on the placement of individual treatment systems
Endoscopy, cleaning, mapping and land registration of drain networks
Plus: monitoring of flood prevention studies and works (Temporary Immersion Zones, Street Expansion Zones, rainwater collectors, etc.)
The work we carry out on treating wastewater
All investments made in the Walloon Region are funded by the SPGE – Public Water Management Company
Walloon Government
Management contract
FinancePrincipal contractor
Water treatment and collection service
Contracting authorityDelegated contractor
Operator of treatment plantsand collectors
Collaboration agreements
27 Boroughs in Walloon Brabant (operation of drains)
Drainage contract
27 BoroughsPrincipal contractor
Agreements for assistanceor the delegation of contracting works in the fight
against flooding
Overview of the situation in Walloon Brabant
Treatment plantsoperated by IBW = 40 capacity = 626,000 population equivalentsequipment level WB = 97%equipment level WR= 89%
Collectorsexisting in WB = 290 kmcollection level = 80%
Drainsexisting in WB = more than 2,000 kmdrainage level = 85% to 90% (depending on the borough)
IBW collectors and treatment plants
We are here:Vallée du Hain plant
Vallée de la Dyle
Vallée du Hain
Vallée de la Lasne
Nivelles
Our main wastewater treatment plants
Thank you for your attention!
Want more information?visit our website: www.ibw.beor contact us: [email protected] - Tel: +32 (0)67 21 71 11