Studies and consulting services

Supported by a team of experts as well as highly qualified and experienced project managers in complimentary disciplines, Seureca has developed comprehensive expertise particularly in the provision of the following services:

• Water and wastewater management planning and feasibility studies
• Economic, financial, environmental and institutional studies
• Detailed project briefs and preparing bid documents
• Assisting clients in analyzing bids and contracting
• Coordination, supervision and acceptance of works
• Technical operational assistance and technical, institutional and financial audits

Seureca operates in the following technical sectors which cover the entire water and wastewater cycle as well as in related fields:

• Surface and groundwater resources
• Audits and modeling of water and wastewater systems and storm sewers
• Water lost in the system and leakage reduction
• Water and wastewater treatment plants and desalination plants
• Water and wastewater services operations
• Environmental studies and reuse of wastewater
• Financial and economic analyses and tariff studies
• Customer Care

Its integration into a major group such as Veolia Environnement enables Seureca to acquire a unique viewpoint on engineering and operations.

The extensive experience it has gained from working on numerous projects around the world (Riyadh, Baghdad, Cairo, Alexandria, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Ouagadougou, Lisbon, Saint-Petersburg, Lima, Manila and Nouakchott etc.) means it is able to offer a comprehensive range of services to a large palette of clients across five continents, and whose constant aim is to respect the principles of sustainable development.

Seureca is listed and works closely with all major bilateral financial institutions such as the French Development Agency as well as international institutions.

In the Middle East, Seureca has a forty year track record, having notably been involved in thedevelopment of water and sewerage infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iraq in the 1970's and 80's. It is currently established in Dubai, via its subsidiary, Seureca Overseas, from where it manages its activities in the region. Key recent achievements include:

2007 - UAE, Emirate of Ajman - Master plan for wastewater services: Seureca prepared a 30 year master plan for Ajman Sewerage Private Company Ltd. Due to the current context of extremely rapid development, infrastructure was planned to be flexible in case of future changes from initial projections. The study was vital to modify currently planned infrastructure and ASPCL's business plan.

2005/06 - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Full audit of water and wastewater services of Riyadh: Seureca carried out a thorough institutional, organisational and technical audit of the the General Directorate of Water, Riyadh Region, for both water and wastewater services. This allowed a fully informed business and development plan to improve and sustain services and helped prepare the creation of the National Water Company and private sector involvement in the management of water services.

2003/04 - Iraq - Sewerage master plan and design for the cities of Dohuk, Erbil and Suleimaniyah: Seureca prepared master plans and detailed designs of the sewerage networks and treatment plants for Dohuk (250,000 inhab.), Erbil (650,000 inhab.) and Suleimaniyah (600,000 inhab.)

2003/06 -Palestine - Bulk water production improvement in the West Bank :Seureca provided technical, legal, institutional and managerial capacity building and assistance to the Palestinian Water Authority to enable the transformation of the West Bank Water Department into a National Water Utility.