Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg

What Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg does

Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg (SUN) is the statutory municipal wastewater utility for the City of Nuremberg, Germany, founded in 1876 and operating today as a public-law entity. SUN operates a 1,480 km sewer network and two dedicated wastewater treatment plants — Klärwerk 1 and Klärwerk 2 — that serve Nuremberg's residential, commercial, and industrial properties under mandatory connection requirements. Its mandate covers the full wastewater value chain: collection, transport, biological and mechanical treatment, and discharge in compliance with German and EU water-quality regulations.

Beyond core wastewater operations, SUN provides an environmental analytics service line covering air, water, soil, and building-material analysis, which it positions as a complementary offering to its statutory duties. The entity does not market these analytics as a commercial product line to external customers in the input data; their target audience appears to be municipal and public-sector clients within and adjacent to Nuremberg.

SUN's revenue model is the standard German municipal wastewater-fee structure (Abwassergebühren), in which connected properties are charged a per-cubic-meter fee that funds operating costs, debt service, and infrastructure renewal. There is no evidence of commercial diversification, third-party contracting, or fee revenue from outside the Nuremberg service area. Recent operational activity includes the renewal of the aeration system at Klärwerk 1 and the ongoing rekoSUN refurbishment program, both of which point to sustained reinvestment in existing infrastructure rather than capacity expansion.

Name

Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg

Legal name

Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg

Website

https://abwasser.nuernberg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg is the statutory municipal wastewater utility for Nuremberg, Germany, operating a 1,480 km sewer network and two treatment plants, funded by mandatory wastewater fees, with an ancillary environmental analytics service line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG), Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB), Regulatory Compliance Monitoring & Reporting (SDWA/CWA/NPDES, permits, audits) (EUANAJAA)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment services
• Sewer network operations
• Environmental laboratory analytics
• Municipal water management
• Wastewater fee administration

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg (SUN) operates and maintains the municipal sewer network and two large wastewater treatment plants for the City of Nürnberg, and provides environmental analytics services covering air, water, wastewater, soil, and building materials testing. The utility was founded in 1876 and administers wastewater fees levied on property owners in Nürnberg.

Product overview

Stadtentwässerung und Umweltanalytik Nürnberg (SUN) is a municipal government department providing integrated public utility services. The organization operates two main service divisions: urban drainage services including property drainage, sewer network management (1480 km of canals), and two large wastewater treatment plants; and environmental analytics services encompassing air quality monitoring, water testing (drinking, groundwater, bathing, surface), wastewater analysis, soil investigation, and building material testing. The organization also provides administrative services such as wastewater fee collection, operates construction/maintenance projects, and publishes real-time environmental measurement data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal sewer network operation and maintenance Operation, inspection, and maintenance of the approximately 1,480 km long municipal sewer network serving the City of Nürnberg.
• Wastewater treatment at Klärwerk 1 Mechanical-biological treatment of municipal wastewater at the Klärwerk 1 treatment plant operated by SUN for the City of Nürnberg.
• Wastewater treatment at Klärwerk 2 Mechanical-biological treatment of municipal wastewater at the Klärwerk 2 treatment plant operated by SUN for the City of Nürnberg.
• Wastewater fee administration Calculation, billing, and collection of regulated wastewater fees from property owners in Nürnberg based on water consumption.
• Environmental analytics laboratory services Accredited laboratory testing of air, water, wastewater, soil, and building material samples for industrial, commercial, and public-sector clients.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Berliner Wasserbetriebe: Municipal water and wastewater utility of the City of Berlin, operating the largest municipal sewer network in Germany. Directly comparable to SUN in scope: combined sewer network, large treatment plants, and integrated water/wastewater services.
• Münchner Stadtentwässerung: Munich's municipal wastewater utility, operating an extensive sewer network and major treatment plants. A near-identical peer to SUN in terms of mandate, scale, and integrated urban water management role.
• Hamburger Stadtentwässerung: Municipal wastewater utility of Hamburg, responsible for sewer network operations and wastewater treatment. Closely mirrors SUN's mandate: city-wide drainage, treatment plants, and water protection duties.
• Stadtwerke Köln (Stadtentwässerung): Cologne's municipal utility group, including wastewater services. Comparable as a city-owned multi-utility providing sewer, treatment, and related environmental services.
• Stadtwerke Düsseldorf: Multi-utility municipal operator for Düsseldorf, including wastewater and water supply. Comparable to SUN as a publicly owned utility serving a major German city.
• Stadtentwässerung Frankfurt am Main: Municipal wastewater operator for Frankfurt. Comparable in function: sewer network maintenance, treatment plant operation, and water quality protection in a major German city.

Others

• Evoqua Water Technologies: Provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions, including equipment, services, and lab/analytical offerings. Comparable via the lab-analytics and treatment-technology stack that supports operators like SUN.
• Xylem: Global supplier of water and wastewater treatment equipment, instrumentation, and smart metering. Adjacent peer via the supply-side: Xylem's technologies are used inside treatment plants like SUN's Klärwerke 1 and 2.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services group with extensive water and wastewater operations, including municipal contracts in Germany. Comparable as an operator of wastewater treatment and environmental compliance services, though at a much broader scale and via concession contracts.
• Suez (SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions): International water and waste services operator active across Europe. Comparable as a provider of wastewater treatment and environmental monitoring services, though predominantly in commercial/contracted form rather than municipal ownership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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