Liburnijske Vode

What Liburnijske Vode does

Liburnijske Vode was a regional Croatian public water utility providing drinking water supply, wastewater drainage, and wastewater treatment services to residential and commercial customers across the Liburnija coastal region, specifically the municipalities of Opatija, Lovran, Matulji, and Mošćenička Draga. The utility traces its operational history to 1884, representing 140 years of continuous public water service, and was organized as a podružnica (branch/subsidiary) operating under Croatian water-sector regulation. On 2025-02-03, Liburnijske Vode was merged into KD VODOVOD I KANALIZACIJA d.o.o., a regional consolidation that places the franchise under a single combined entity; the merger was publicly disclosed on the corporate website on 2025-08-25.

The utility's core service portfolio comprises three regulated activities — vodoopskrba (water supply), odvodnja (wastewater drainage), and UPOV (wastewater treatment plant operation) — supported by a GIS portal, remote management/SCADA-style systems for treatment-plant monitoring, online meter reading, and a water-quality monitoring program. A regulated development fee structure is applied to new connections, and tariff schedules are set under Croatian water law (most recently updated effective February 2023). The company issued a public water-quality advisory in September 2025, reflecting its compliance and incident-response obligations under the regulatory framework. Banking operations are handled in partnership with ERSTE & STEIERMARKISCHE BANK d.d.

Commercially, the utility operates as a regulated natural monopoly with no ability or need to compete on price within its designated service area; its growth levers are therefore tariff adjustments, new connections tied to regional development, and seasonal tourism-driven volume (the Liburnija region is a major Croatian hospitality destination). Leadership at the time of the merger transition consisted of Ervino Mrak (Direktor podružnice) and Andrej Marochini (Uprava). The post-merger parent, KD VODOVOD I KANALIZACIJA d.o.o., carries a foundation capital of EUR 138,540,970, indicating a mid-sized regional utility balance sheet.

Name

Liburnijske Vode

Legal name

KD VODOVOD I KANALIZACIJA d.o.o.

Website

https://liburnijske-vode.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Liburnijske Vode was a Croatian public water utility providing regulated water supply, wastewater drainage, and wastewater treatment to residential and commercial customers across the Liburnija coastal region (Opatija, Lovran, Matulji, Mošćenička Draga), merged into KD VODOVOD I KANALIZACIJA d.o.o. in February 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Utility Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUANAAAG

Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Water & Wastewater Utilities/Drinking Water Supply & Distribution

SECONDARYEUAHACAC

Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Monitoring & Sampling (Air/Water/Soil/Noise)

SECONDARYBPAIACAG

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Water utility services
• Drinking water supply
• Wastewater treatment
• Sanitary drainage
• Municipal water infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Matulji

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Water Supply Services: Revenue generated from providing drinking water supply services to residential and commercial customers in the Liburnija service area. Fees are regulated and determined according to Croatian water legislation.
2. Wastewater/Sanitary Drainage Services: Revenue from wastewater collection and treatment services. Customers are charged according to regulated tariffs.
3. Development Fee: A development contribution charged alongside water supply and drainage service prices, used to finance construction of communal water infrastructure and repayment of loans for infrastructure construction

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Liburnijske Vode operates the integrated public water and wastewater utility for the Liburnija region of Croatia, delivering drinking water supply (vodoopskrba), sanitary drainage (odvodnja), and centralized wastewater treatment (UPOV) to households and businesses across Opatija, Lovran, Matulji, and Mošćenička Draga. It also provides network connection services, online self-service meter reading, a public GIS portal, and internal drinking water quality laboratory monitoring as part of its regulated utility mandate.

Product overview

Liburnijske Vode operates as a water utility company providing a unified portfolio of water supply and wastewater management services in the Liburnija region. The core offerings include vodoopskrba (water supply) and odvodnja (wastewater drainage) services, complemented by UPOV (wastewater treatment) facilities. Supporting services include remote facility management and maintenance, a Geographic Information System (GIS) portal for infrastructure mapping, and water quality monitoring. The company also provides customer-facing digital services including online meter reading submission, connection services, and pricing information. The company celebrated 140 years of public water supply operations in 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Supply (Vodoopskrba)

Quantifiable outcome

• Water quality meets all health and safety parameters including turbidity below maximum allowed values

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vodovod i kanalizacija Split d.o.o. Regional water and wastewater utility serving the Split metropolitan area on the Croatian Adriatic coast; directly comparable regulated utility model, comparable coastal/tourism customer mix, and similar EU-aligned compliance and capex profile.
• Vodovod Osijek d.o.o. Regional water utility serving the Osijek area in eastern Croatia; operates the same Croatian regulated public-utility framework with comparable tariff methodology, service-area exclusivity, and municipal ownership characteristics.
• Vodovod Pula d.o.o. Regional water utility serving the Pula/Istria area on the Croatian Adriatic; closest geographic and tourism-profile peer to Liburnijske Vode, with similar coastal customer mix and regulated tariff structure.
• KD VODOVOD I KANALIZACIJA d.o.o. The acquiring parent company of Liburnijske Vode; operates regulated water supply and wastewater services in the broader Rijeka coastal area under the same Croatian Water Services Act framework, with shared management, bank, and corporate governance.
• Zagrebački vodovod i odvodnja d.o.o. Croatia's largest regional water and wastewater utility serving Zagreb; operates the same regulated public-utility model under the Croatian Water Services Act with similar recurring tariff structure, geographic exclusivity, and infrastructure profile.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services and water utility conglomerate operating regulated water and wastewater services across multiple continents; serves as a broad incumbent benchmark for utility-scale operations, digital water management, and regulated returns in the same industry.
• Suez (Water Technologies & Solutions): International water and waste management group (water assets now consolidated into Veolia); comparable broad incumbent in the regulated water and wastewater utility space with technology offerings relevant to Liburnijske Vode's operations.

Others

• Hrvatske vode: Croatian state agency responsible for water resource management, flood protection, and water policy oversight; closely related through its regulatory and supervisory role over municipal water utilities including Liburnijske Vode.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LibVodeGis

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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