Water Supply
In the sector of water supply, CEEM is specialised in engineering and management on the following issues:
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Concepts for "near-to-customer services" on behalf of international clients, including billing and collection
of household and industrial customers, but also repairs and other issues (this may apply, for instance, to local sub-contractors
of the water utility within franchise agreements, or to retail companies under bulk water utilities or so-called grid management utilities etc.)
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Concepts for the establishment of automated, remote-controlled water metering (AMR = Automatic Meter Reading),
considering the technical system and economic/ecologic requirements regarding water use efficiency and supply safety
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Water loss reduction programmes, covering the technical losses as well as administrative losses, and strategic
aspects to achieve financial stability and financial sustainability on behalf of the water utility
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Holistic view, analysis, assessment, evaluation , including technical as well as economic and ecologic
aspects of water utilisation in the context of IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management), especially UWRM (Urban Water Resources Management)
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Concepts and innovative strategies and tools for tariff design and political/public communication of
re-finance needs and the "customer-paid-water-services"
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Project Examples
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Analysis of drinking water disinfection facilities in Moscow (Russia))
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Client: MosvodokanalNIIprojekt, Moscow |
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2005 |
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Drinking water disinfection facilities with sodium-hypochlorite (storage of up to 500 t gaseous
chlorine per plant) |
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Delivered Consultancy: Technical analysis of the process alternatives (including security issues,
which were the motivation to refrain from more risky alternatives) and economic consultancy regarding
cost optimisation) |
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Water purification plant for Yaroslavl (Russia)
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Client: Yaroslavlvodokanal |
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2005 - 2009 |
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Updage of design for the construction of a water purification plant of the City of Yaroslavl |
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Delivered by the Consultant: Full technical documentation for a concession tender,
which can also be used for a conventional FIDIC-oriented tender for the construction works of the plant
(civil works and equipment) as well as the connecting pipes and main plus intermediate pumping stations |
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Expert Opinion in the monopoly trial before Court, Hessen
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Client: Ministry of Environment, Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection of the State of Hessen |
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1999 and 2004 |
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Support of the Client, sewing public and private water utilities for mis-use of their monopole
situation to the disadvantage of customers, asking for reduction of water tariffs |
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Delivered by the Advisor: Expert opinions for the Client, regarding technical and economic issues
(as contribution to the success of the Client before Court, finally) |
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