Behind the false image that french water companies Veolia and Suez Environment want to sell wordwide, a sad truth exists were no change is made, except some make up activities for dumping press and media.We take the example of Lydec where during the last 3 years has caused many severe problems without being accounted for :

2009 : The moroccan court ordered a detailed audit for the Lydec management, and the results were simply outrageous, accusing clealry lydec of lake of investment, illegal operations, non respect of contrat, and many other severe management flaws

2010 : big innondations causing harsh damages to the citizens and to the city of casablanca infrastructure (Search more with casablanca Flood 2010)

2010 : A scandal of old and non replaced water pipelines have emerged by a moroccan deputy, creating buzz on the internet

2011 : During the arab spring many contestation movements including the 20the february, the main movement of contestation in morocco has openely asked for the departure of Lydec

2012 : Casablanca city council found recently after and audit an unpayed debt kept secret by  Lydec of more than 64 Million Dollars

The following article is an example, Veolia is having exactly the same behaviour, we invite you to dig more on our website  :

Casablanca’ City Council Orders Lydec to pay $64 mln for breach of contract

Morocco World News with agencies

Casablanca, February 16, 2012

Lydec, a unit of France’s Suez Environment, which provides utility services for Casablanca on Thursday has been ordered by the city’s council to pay 546 million dirhams ($64.2 million) for alleged breach of contract.

“On February 10, (Casablanca’s City Council) sent a letter to Lydec requesting that a payment for the said amount be paid,” Lydec said in a statement carried by Reuters.

The ruling issued by Casablanca’ city council is related to “technical and economic commitments specified” under a 30-year concession contract which went into force in 1997.

Lydec, 51-percent owned by Suez Environment, said it “has always objected to both the proceedings and the findings of the audit” on which the council based its ruling.

“Under the provisions of the services management contract … Lydec will resort to a complementary expertise by a specialized and independent firm,” it added.

Since it assumed its functions 15 years ago Lydec came under fire several times for failing to provide qualities services to the population of Casablanca and for its inability to provide essential service, including electricity, water and sanitation, to people living in shantytowns.