The unit came under fire from the local press and elected representatives for its handling of the flooding this autumn.
Apa Nova's director, Andreas Baude, defended the company's record, saying: "During the September floods in Bucharest we carried out 2000 operations in 72 hours, the production and distribution were secured and there was no interruption of service, like there was in Prague during the floods of 2002."
Apa Nova has invested a total of 126 mln eur over the past five years in Romania, including spending 51 mln on the creation of a new water treatment plant in Crivina, according to its South-East Europe regional director, Jean-Patrice Poirier.
Apa Nova won the Bucharest public water contract in 2000, and it is valid for 25 years.
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