The DAM and Sorigué business groups have been awarded the contract for the management, operation and maintenance service of the Alberic WWTP in Valencia following the tender launched by the Public Entity for Wastewater Treatment of the Valencian Community (EPSAR).
 
The two companies will operate this facility, which serves a population of more than 27,000 people and treats a flow of 4,600 m³/day, in a joint venture. DAM has been managing this facility since 2012, which treats wastewater from the towns of Benimuslem, Massalavés and Alberic itself with a sludge treatment system by dehydration and a deodorisation system in the WWTP itself.
 
The contract came into force on 1 May and has a maximum duration of five years. It includes a series of actions to optimise the plant’s energy efficiency and improve process control.
 
This venture will allow both business groups to consolidate their position in the Valencian Community as leaders in the field of wastewater treatment and purification. Both DAM and Sorigué have decades of experience in the water cycle, proven by their management of multiple hydraulic installations throughout Spain.
 
About DAM 
 
Depuración de Aguas del Mediterráneo (DAM) was founded in Valencia in 1995, with the aim of managing and maintaining sewage and wastewater treatment systems and systems for the collection, treatment and supply of drinking water. It also builds hydraulic installations and underwater outlets. It currently manages more than 200 facilities and is present in countries such as Italy, Germany, Algeria, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, in addition to Spain.

Throughout these more than twenty-five years, DAM has been expanding and incorporating new activities, always backed by quality, innovation and sustainability. Today, the DAM Group also manages waste and biosolids in agriculture and the production of electrical and thermal energy using biogas (Sologas and La Vintena). It also carries out horizontal drilling (Restitubo Obras y Servicios).
 
The DAM Group operates more than twenty wastewater treatment plants in the Valencian Community and manages some WWTPs in the province of Valencia, such as Camp de Túria II, Carraixet, la Pobla de Farnals and Pinedo.
 
About Sorigué
 
As a far-sighted group with over 60 years of experience, Sorigué has bolstered its commitment to society and the environment as it focuses on innovation, knowledge management and sustainability through its six business divisions operating out of Barcelona, Madrid and Lleida. The group also has offices and production sites spread across Spain and France.  
 
Sorigué has established itself as a leader in water, renewable energy, city services and construction. The driving forces behind its socially —and environmentally— responsible business model are: creating knowledge through innovation and digitalisation; people and their talent; communication; and environmental and social commitment.
 
The business group has a track record of more than six decades and extensive knowledge of hydraulic infrastructures, participating in the entire water cycle from water services to underwater works, the manufacturing and assembly of hydraulic equipment and complex water engineering projects.