1st Tier

Veolia
Suez

2nd Tier

Bouygues – SAUR
RWE – Thames Water
Bechtel – United Utilities
Enron – Azurix

3rd Tier

Severn Trent
Anglian Water
Kelda Group
American Water Works (purchased by Azurix)

– Suez and Veolia have a monopoly on over 70% of the existing world water market. Suez operates in 130 countries and Veolia in well over 90. Suez serves more than 110 million people around the world.

– The partnership between Bechtel and United Utilities provides water service to over 28 million people

– Severn Trent, Anglian Water, Kelda Group, Thames Water and United Utilities have cornered the U.K. market

– Bouygeues – SAUR services over 25 million people in 30 countries

– RWE – Thames Water has expanded its operations into the U.K., Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and parts of Eastern Europe

– Anglian Water provides water service to over 7.2 million people on 5 continents

– Kelda Group operates in China, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands

– Veolia and RWE formed a consortium to take over half of Berlin’s water system