Depuracion de Aguas del Mediterraneo

What Depuracion de Aguas del Mediterraneo does

Depuración de Aguas del Mediterráneo (DAM) is a privately held Spanish environmental services company headquartered in Paterna (Valencia), founded in 1985 and operating for more than 25 years. The company specializes in the integrated management of the urban water cycle, providing operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants (EDAR), drinking water treatment plants (ETAP), desalination facilities, and industrial water installations, alongside engineering, construction, and commissioning of hydraulic infrastructure including submarine outfalls. DAM also runs a waste valorization business through two principal facilities — La Vintena (Carcaixent, 18,000 Tn/yr sludge capacity) and As Somozas (A Coruña, 60,000 Tn/yr) — that produce agricultural compost and biofertilizers from WWTP biosolids and agro-food waste, with biogas and biohydrogen energy recovery under development.

The company serves exclusively public-sector clients, acquiring work through competitive public procurement tenders issued by municipal, regional, and national administrations in Spain and abroad. It currently manages 250+ installations treating 1,800,000 m³/day and serving 8 million inhabitant equivalents, with operational delegations across Spain, Italy (Naples and Siracusa via subsidiary SIAM S.p.A.), Colombia (Bogotá), and Panama. The company operates a sizeable R&D+i program (12 active projects from EU and national calls in 2023), including COMPOST-UP biofilters, Circular Biofiltration (CDTI), LIFE REPTES biohydrogen production, FIBERCLEAN microplastics separation, and the AI-driven atmosphAIr 2.0 emissions platform, supported by the Cátedra DAM academic partnership with Universitat de València. DAM holds integrated ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001 and UNE 166002 certifications and reports avoided emissions of 45,000 Tn CO₂, 115 Tn SO₂, and 70 Tn NOₓ annually.

The business model is multi-year concession-based managed services for O&M, project-based professional services for construction, and transaction-fee waste valorization; all pricing is set through non-public tender negotiations. Subsidiaries include Restitubo Obras y Servicios (horizontal directional drilling), DAM Valorización de Residuos (La Vintena plant), and SIAM S.p.A. (Italian operations). Ownership is private with no disclosed parent, PE, or VC backing; CIF B96456553; jurisdiction Valencia, Spain.

Name

Depuracion de Aguas del Mediterraneo

Legal name

DEPURACIÓN DE AGUAS DEL MEDITERRÁNEO, S.L.

Website

https://dam-aguas.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Depuración de Aguas del Mediterráneo (DAM) is a Spanish private environmental services company operating and maintaining 250+ municipal wastewater and drinking water treatment plants across Spain, Italy, Colombia, and Panama, supplemented by hydraulic construction and waste-to-compost valorization services for public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and wastewater treatment services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Reclamation & Reuse Production (Tertiary/Advanced Treatment) (EUANADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Treatment Plant Construction (Drinking Water) (IMAFAGAA), Water Reuse & Reclamation Infrastructure Construction (Recycled Water Systems) (IMAFAGAH), Desalination Plant Construction (IMAFAGAG)

Keywords

• Water treatment services
• Wastewater treatment operations
• Hydraulic infrastructure construction
• Waste valorization services
• Biosolids management

Headquarters

HQ city

Paterna

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment Plants: Multi-year public concession contracts for operating and maintaining wastewater treatment plants (EDAR), drinking water treatment plants (ETAP), desalination plants, and industrial water treatment facilities. Revenue is recurring over contract durations.
2. Construction of Hydraulic Infrastructure: Engineering, design, and execution of wastewater treatment plants, water supply systems, submarine outfalls, and related civil works. Projects are delivered via public tender, either solely or through joint ventures (UTE).
3. Waste Valorization and Management: Management and valorization of biosolids from wastewater treatment, including direct agricultural application, composting, and co-digestion of agro-food waste. Revenue generated from waste management fees and sale of end products such as compost and biofertilizers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Depuración de Aguas del Mediterráneo (DAM) operates, maintains and conserves municipal wastewater treatment plants (EDAR), drinking water treatment plants (ETAP), desalination plants and industrial water treatment installations under multi-year public concession contracts. It also designs and builds hydraulic infrastructure (sanitation networks, submarine outfalls, treatment plant construction) and runs two waste valorization facilities (La Vintena in Valencia and As Somozas in A Coruña) that compost sludge and agro-food waste into agricultural compost and produce biogas for energy.

Product overview

Depuración de Aguas del Mediterráneo (DAM) is a water treatment and environmental services company offering an integrated portfolio of operations and maintenance services for wastewater treatment plants (EDAR), drinking water treatment plants (ETAP), desalination plants, and industrial facilities. The core portfolio includes three main business lines: Operación y Mantenimiento (O&M) for plant management, Construcción for hydraulic infrastructure projects including submarine outfalls, and Valorización de Residuos for waste recovery and composting. DAM operates two major waste valorization facilities (La Vintena in Carcaixent and As Somozas in A Coruña) producing agricultural compost from sludge and organic waste. Through its subsidiary Restitubo, DAM provides horizontal directional drilling services. The company maintains an active R&D+i program with multiple innovation projects including FIBERCLEAN for microplastic removal, COMPOST-UP and Circular Biofiltration for circular economy solutions, LIFE REPTES for biohydrogen production, atmosphAIr 2.0 for AI-powered air quality monitoring, and the Cátedra DAM academic partnership with Universitat de València.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Operación y Mantenimiento (O&M) of water treatment plants Multi-year operation, maintenance and conservation of wastewater treatment plants (EDAR), drinking water treatment plants (ETAP), desalination plants, tertiary treatments and industrial water treatment installations for public administrations and concession holders.
• Construcción (hydraulic infrastructure construction) Engineering, design, planning and execution of sanitation networks, purification installations, submarine outfalls and general hydraulic construction projects from initial studies through commissioning for public water and sanitation infrastructure developers.
• Valorización de Residuos (waste management and valorization services) Management and valorization of biosolids from wastewater treatment, including direct agricultural application, sludge composting, waste recovery facility management and co-digestion of agro-food waste, generating compost and biofertilizer end-products for agricultural end-users.
• Planta de Valorización de Residuos La Vintena Waste valorization plant in Carcaixent (Valencia) operated by DAM, treating up to 18,000 Tn/year of WWTP sludge and 32,000 m³/year of vegetable waste through composting to produce high-value agricultural compost and biofertilizer; ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certified.
• Centro de Valorización de Residuos As Somozas (SOLOGAS) Waste treatment center in As Somozas (A Coruña) designed, constructed and commissioned by DAM, comprising a 60,000 Tn/year composting plant and an industrial WWTP with two treatment lines for compost leachate processing.
• Biogas energy production from wastewater treatment operations Electric and thermal energy generation through biogas utilization from anaerobic digestion of WWTP sludge at managed wastewater treatment installations.
• Restitubo Obras y Servicios S.L. — horizontal directional drilling services Horizontal directional drilling services for infrastructure projects, operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary (Restitubo Obras y Servicios S.L.) of Grupo DAM.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,000 Tn CO2 emissions avoided annually through DAM operations
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and secondary.

• Vialterra Infraestructuras S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Joint venture (UTE) partner for the construction of EDAR Burunchel in Jaén province. DAM and Vialterra formed a temporary consortium to bid on and execute this public infrastructure project, valued at over €3 million with an 18-month execution timeline.
• AVAESEN (Asociación Valenciana de Empresas del Sector de la Energía)minorOthers · 1 October 2023Industry association membership. AVAESEN is the association of renewable energy and clean technology companies in the Valencian Community, considered one of the most prominent clean technology ecosystems in Europe. DAM joined to participate in working groups, projects, events, and synergies with strategic agents in the renewable energy sector.
• CWP (Catalan Water Partnership)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Project consortium leader for atmosphAIr 2.0, an AI-driven emissions monitoring platform for WWTPs. CWP coordinates the six-member consortium including DAM, Sorigué, BGEO OPEN GIS, AERIS Tecnologías Ambientales, and SPIN.
• Sorigué (ACSA Obras e Infraestructuras, S.A.U.)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Consortium partner in atmosphAIr 2.0 AI emissions project, co-financed by the Spanish Ministry of Industry. Sorigué contributes infrastructure expertise to the emissions monitoring and modeling platform development.
• Instituto de Procesos Sostenibles, Universidad de ValladolidsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Academic research partner in the Circular Biofiltration project (CDTI-funded), contributing to the development of innovative biotrickling filter configurations and recycled plastic filler materials for WWTP odor control.
• SNIFFIRDRONE ConsortiumsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022International research consortium for drone-based environmental monitoring and odor control. DAM organized an international workshop with leading experts to present innovative solutions for minimizing WWTP environmental impact through 3D contamination and odor mapping in real time.
• AINIA (Instituto Tecnológico de la Industria Auxiliar de la Alimentación)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022Research partner in the LIFE REPTES project for biohydrogen production from rice straw and WWTP sludge. AINIA participates in the design, construction, and startup of the demonstration plant at EDAR Pinedo. Also collaborated on COMPOST-UP project for biofilter development using compost-based materials.
• GENIA Bioenergy SLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022Project partner in LIFE REPTES, contributing expertise in bioenergy production. GENIA participates in the design and implementation of the biohydrogen production and anaerobic digestion modules at the EDAR Pinedo demonstration plant. Also involved in the business and exploitation plan for project results.
• Consorci de la RiberasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022Water management consortium partner in LIFE REPTES, providing the operational context for WWTP sludge supply and facilitating implementation of circular economy solutions in the Ribera region of Valencia.
• ITENE (Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Research collaborator in the COMPOST-UP project, developing advanced applications for WWTP-derived compost through bioaugmentation. ITENE contributed to the design of biofilters using enriched compost for VOC, NH3, and H2S odor control in valorization plants.
• Universitat de ValènciacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2017Academic partner for the Cátedra DAM (Chair of Integrated Water Management and Wastewater Resource Recovery), established October 2017. Joint initiative for research, training, dissemination, and employability in the water sector. DAM and the university co-organize annual scientific-technical conferences, award programs, and collaborative research projects.
• Plataforma Tecnológica Española del AguasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2017DAM actively participates in the Spanish Water Technology Platform, publishing technical articles in its IDiAgua journal and contributing to webinars on wastewater treatment and digitalization topics.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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