Operating Services
announces it has renewed its public private partnership
We have renewed our public private partnership with the Water Works and Sewer board (the Board) of the City of Prichard, Alabama, through a competitive bid process. Severn Trent is responsible for the complete operation, maintenance and management of the city’s water and waste water facilities, collection and distribution systems, meter reading, billing and customer service functions. Shortly after the partnership started, plant performance was dramatically improved, allowing the board and its engineer to concentrate on capital improvement planning. In the last two years, the Board and citizens of Prichard have benefited from improved operations and performance, including reduced solids inventory; improved discharge quality; the introduction of an asset management programme; identification of capital improvement projects; and the installation of a comprehensive maintenance management programme that schedules predictive and preventive maintenance.