Water

The world needs water. It’s essential for our health, our society and our prosperity. It’s part of life itself. Royal HaskoningDHV is a global leader in water, designing solutions that tackle challenges like climate change and water scarcity. We work across the entire water cycle with water utilities, local and regional governments, industrial water users and other partners. We understand climate risk and advise on rivers, catchments, flood and coastal defences. We design resilient water infrastructure, safeguard communities, and enhance resilience in urban, coastal and rural areas. By leveraging advanced water technologies and extensive expertise, we optimise water use, supply and quality, transforming wastewater into valuable resources and minimising environmental impact. Our commitment to sustainability and innovation enables us to deliver effective, adaptable and future-proof solutions for our clients. Read more about out water services.

Nereda’s big benefits for wastewater plant expansion

We are using our Nereda technology for extending and improving a wastewater treatment plant in Sao Paulo for SABESP, the recently privatised Sanitation Company of São Paulo. The retrofit will create one of the largest Nereda systems in the world. Moreover, it will bring benefits for the population and the environment by helping to eliminate raw sewage being discharged directly into the Tietê river basin. Our client, Nova ETE Parque Mundo Consortium, chose Nereda because it offers the best total expenditure (capex and opex) among a range of technologies evaluated. It enables the plant capacity to be more than doubled without increasing its footprint. On completion of the retrofit, the plant will service 2.4 million people. Nitrogen and phosphorus will be extracted in the process and the high quality of the treated effluent returned to the river will exceed requirements of local legislation.   

Wastewater treatment plant in Sao Paulo. The visual displays icons for SDG 6 and SDG 13, showing their connection to the project.
Portrait photo of Joao Tiago de Almeida, Global Director Water technology at Royal HaskoningDHV.

 ‘‘We are helping increase treatment capacity while achieving a better effluent quality. This is our 17th Nereda plant in Brazil, confirming the excellent fit of the Nereda advantages – small footprint and lowest OPEX – to the country’s water sector.’’

João Tiago de Almeida, Global Director Water Technology Products