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METAWATER Co., Ltd. (President and Representative Director: Yasushi Nakamura, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) participated as a representative company in a ceremony on April 6 to commemorate the start of operations of the "Kumamoto Prefectural Ariake/Yatsushiro Industrial Waterworks Operation Project" (hereafter referred to as "the Project"). The ceremony was held at the Uenohara Water Treatment Plant (Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture), hosted by the Project's special purpose company, "Water Circle Kumamoto Corporation" (President: Akimasa Matsuo, Head Office: Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture, hereinafter "Water Circle Kumamoto").

The ceremony was attended by Shinichiro Kunitake, Director-General of Kumamoto Prefectural Enterprise Bureau, Akimasa Matsuo, President of Water Circle Kumamoto, Masashi Sakai, Senior Executive Officer and Executive General Manager of PPP Division, Masahiro Takagi, Executive Officer and Executive General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division, and about 30 others.

Our Group is committed to the Water Circle Kumamoto's corporate philosophy of "Making the most of and sustaining Kumamoto's water. To support the community of tomorrow. As the representative company of Water Circle Kumamoto, we will provide the business experience and knowhow accumulated through the design, construction, operation and maintenance of water and sewage facilities, and aim to achieve efficient and stable business operations in cooperation with the constituent companies.

Overview of "Kumamoto Prefectural Ariake/Yatsushiro Industrial Waterworks Operation Project"

This project is the first example in Japan of an industrial water supply business operated under the concession system. The Ariake Industrial Waterworks Project and the Yatsushiro Industrial Waterworks Project (hereinafter referred to as "the Two Projects"), which are operated by the Kumamoto Prefectural Enterprise Bureau, will be managed as a single entity, from water intake to water supply, through a concession system.

The Two Projects face many management challenges, including the ageing of facilities after 40 years since their commencement, and the need to make better use of unused water arising from changes in the industrial structure. From a medium to long-term perspective, it is also necessary to secure funds for future rehabilitation and management costs, as well as to secure and train engineers who have specialist skills and experience.
To solve these problems, it is expected that industrial waterworks projects will be managed sustainably with vitality and ingenuity of the private sector, and by implementing the operation and maintenance and rehabilitation of facilities over the long term in an integrated manner.

Ribbon cutting ceremony

Greeting by Director-General Kunitake of the Kumamoto Prefectural Enterprise Bureau

Greeting by Metwater Senior Executive Officer Sakai

Greeting by President Matsuo of Water Circle Kumamoto

Greeting by Water Circle Kumamoto Head of Operations Kawamoto