Aquafin is a Belgium company, based in
Aartselaar
Aartselaar (, old spelling: ''Aertselaer'') is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Aartselaar proper. In 2021, Aartselaar had a total population of 14,455. The total area is 10.93& ...
, owned by the "Vlaamse Milieuholding", specialized in
wastewater
Wastewater is water generated after the use of freshwater, raw water, drinking water or saline water in a variety of deliberate applications or processes. Another definition of wastewater is "Used water from any combination of domestic, industr ...
treatment and mainly active in
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...
. Jan Goossens is the general manager of Aquafin.
The company was established in 1990 by the
Flemish government
The Flemish Government ( nl, Vlaamse regering ) is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region of Belgium. It consists of a government cabinet, headed by the Minister-President and accountable to the Flemish Parliament, a ...
. Its mission is to design, pre-finance, build and operate all supra-municipal infrastructure needed to treat domestic wastewater. Nowadays, Aquafin manages 311 wastewater treatment plants, over 6.000 km of supra-municipal collectors and 1.390 pumping stations and detention basins.
Aquafin also offers its services for the expansion and management of the local municipal system. A municipality may choose to have a long-term partnership by means of a concession or award contracts to Aquafin on an ad hoc basis. In addition, they can join the joint ventures that Aquafin has with the water companies water-link, De Watergroep (RioAct and Rio-P) and Vivaqua.
Aquafin's subsidiary Aquaplus, focuses in Belgium on the operation of industrial wastewater treatment plants. Internationally, Aquaplus offers technological assistance and conducts a wide range of studies. Abroad the company mostly operates through partners and joint ventures.
Sources
Further EIB loan finance in support of water management programme in FlandersAquafin(MBR-Network)
See also
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Industrial wastewater treatment
Industrial wastewater treatment describes the processes used for treating wastewater that is produced by industries as an undesirable by-product. After treatment, the treated industrial wastewater (or effluent) may be reused or released to a sa ...
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Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable for discharge to the surrounding envir ...
External links
* {{official website, https://www.aquafin.be/en/about-us
http://jaarverslag.aquafin.be/en
Gallery
File:Dorr sandtrap.jpg, Picture of a Dorr sandtrap at the Aquafin waste water treatment plant of Huldenberg
Huldenberg () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns and villages of Huldenberg proper, Loonbeek, , Ottenburg and Sint-Agatha-Rode. On January 1, 2011, Huldenberg had a total popul ...
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File:Sedimentation tank.jpg, Sedimentation tank at a large scale conventional sewage treatment plant in Merchtem
Merchtem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the villages of Brussegem and Hamme, the hamlets of Ossel and Peizegem, and Merchtem proper. On July 9, 2009, Merchtem had a total popul ...
Water companies of Belgium
Water supply and sanitation in Belgium
Companies based in Antwerp Province