Release date: 17 February 2005
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
Nantes Communauté Urbaine (Nantes Métropole)Location
Description
Upgrading of the drinking water supply and sewage treatment systems of the Nantes conurbation.
The key components of the project are, for the sanitation part, the adaptation of wastewater treatment plants and the construction of large collectors to protect watercourses and, for the drinking water part, the construction of an emergency water intake on the Erdre and extension and upgrading of the network.
Objectives
The project forms part of the integrated programme for improving the environment of the Nantes conurbation and focuses in particular on:
- safeguarding the drinking water supply;
- reducing the discharge of pollutants into the Erdre, a sensitive watercourse;
- adapting the sewage system to the constraints of urban development and the regulations;
- protecting and restoring the conurbation's greenways (streams);
- extending and upgrading the drinking water distributions.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Around EUR 40 million.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
Around EUR 90 million.
Environmental aspects
Compliance with EU directives and national regulations on environmental protection is required.
Procurement
Nantes Métropole is an organisation subject to EU procurement directives. All works contracts financed by the Bank will be issued in accordance with the provisions of European Union law.
Status
Signed - 23/05/2005
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).