ATERSIR - Agenzia Territoriale dell’Emilia-Romagna per i Servizi Idrici e Rifiuti

What ATERSIR - Agenzia Territoriale dell’Emilia-Romagna per i Servizi Idrici e Rifiuti does

ATERSIR (Agenzia Territoriale dell'Emilia-Romagna per i Servizi Idrici e Rifiuti) is a public regulatory agency established by Regional Law 23/2011 in Bologna, Italy. It holds exclusive territorial jurisdiction over water and waste services across all 333 municipalities of Emilia-Romagna, organized into 8 provinces and the Bologna metropolitan area. The agency replaced nine prior provincial agencies and operates with administrative, accounting, and technical autonomy under a two-level governance structure: the Consiglio d'Ambito at regional level and Consigli Locali at provincial level.

ATERSIR's two core service lines are the Servizio Idrico Integrato (SII), covering water supply, sewage, and wastewater treatment through 48,661 km of distribution network and 26,234 km of sewage network serving 1,525,678 domestic users, and the Servizio Gestione Rifiuti Urbani (SGRU), encompassing collection, transport, recovery, and disposal of 2,977,305 tonnes of urban waste annually with a 79% separate collection rate. The agency does not deliver services directly; instead, it regulates tariffs (implementing ARERA national methodology for water and waste), oversees service assignments (affidamenti) through public tenders, monitors operator performance, and channels investment financing including 128 million EUR in PNRR funds for 2025 and approximately 10 million EUR annually through the Fondo d'Ambito circular economy fund.

Digital infrastructure is limited in scope but functional: the SIR (Sistema Informativo Rifiuti) telematic platform collects operator reporting under D.G.R. n. 754/2012; a digitalized portal supports the 2026-2029 Municipal Economic-Financial Plan cycle; and a Whistleblowing Intelligence platform handles anti-corruption disclosures under Law 179/2017. The website and portals run on Drupal CMS. ATERSIR does not bill customers directly; tariffs are set and collected through regulated water and waste operators (HERA, IRETI, Iren Ambiente, Aimag, Geovest, Montefeltro Servizi, Sabar Servizi, San Donnino Multiservizi), with an average household water cost of 332.4 EUR annually (2023 weighted data). The agency's go-to-market is purely institutional and mandate-driven: municipalities must participate, and operators are selected through competitive public tenders managed by the Consiglio d'Ambito.

Name

ATERSIR - Agenzia Territoriale dell’Emilia-Romagna per i Servizi Idrici e Rifiuti

Legal name

ATERSIR - Agenzia Territoriale dell'Emilia-Romagna per i Servizi Idrici e Rifiuti

Website

https://atersir.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ATERSIR is a public regulatory agency established by Regional Law 23/2011 that holds exclusive jurisdiction over water and waste services for all 333 municipalities of Emilia-Romagna, setting tariffs, overseeing service assignments, and channeling infrastructure investments through regulated operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Utility Regulation — Water and Waste Services

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (926130), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources Regulators (BPAIAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

Keywords

• Water service regulation
• Waste management regulation
• Utility tariff oversight
• Public sector regulation
• Municipal service governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tariff Regulation - Water Service (SII): ATERSIR sets tariffs for the Integrated Water Service (acquedotto, fognatura, depurazione) based on ARERA national methodology. The tariff covers costs of water management, sewerage, and treatment services for all users in the region.
2. Tariff Regulation - Waste Service (SGRU): ATERSIR sets tariffs for Urban Waste Management service. Most municipalities use TARI (tax), while some use direct tariff (tariffa corrispettivo). Total value of Economic-Financial Plans: 931 million euros (2024).
3. Fondo d'Ambito - Circular Economy Fund: Financial fund supporting municipalities and Union projects to reduce urban waste production. Approximately 10 million euros annually allocated for prevention and circular economy projects.
4. PNRR Funding Management: National Recovery and Resilience Plan funds managed by ATERSIR for water and waste infrastructure investments. For 2025: 128 million euros PNRR quota, 10 million circular economy fund, 4.9 million FSC projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ATERSIR is the public regulatory agency for water and waste services across the Emilia-Romagna region, mandated by Regional Law 23/2011 to oversee the Integrated Water Service (SII) and Urban Waste Management Service (SGRU) for 333 municipalities. It regulates tariffs within the ARERA national framework, manages service assignments via public tenders, channels PNRR and Fondo d'Ambito infrastructure financing, and supervises delegated operators (Hera, Iren, IRETI, Aimag, Geovest, etc.). It also operates digital platforms (SIR reporting system, citizen complaint portal, whistleblowing platform) to support regulatory and citizen engagement functions.

Product overview

ATERSIR operates as a regulatory agency managing two core public services: the Integrated Water Service (Servizio Idrico Integrato) covering water supply, sewage, and wastewater treatment, and the Urban Waste Management Service (Servizio Gestione Rifiuti Urbani) encompassing collection, transport, recovery, and disposal. The agency provides digital platforms including the SIR reporting system for municipalities, a citizen complaint submission portal, and a whistleblowing platform. Additional services include tariff regulation, service tenders, financing programs, and regulatory compliance oversight across 333 municipalities in 8 provinces plus the metropolitan area of Bologna.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Servizio Idrico Integrato (SII) — Integrated Water Service
• Servizio Gestione Rifiuti Urbani (SGRU) — Urban Waste Management Service
• Piattaforma SIR (Sistema Informativo Rifiuti)

Quantifiable outcome

• 79% separate waste collection rate (2024)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Università degli Studi di ParmacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2025Framework agreement for scientific collaboration (3-year duration) for research and study on integrated water service in Parma province, supporting upcoming service assignment processes. Includes University of Modena and Reggio Emilia for economic-financial aspects.
• ANCI-ER (Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani Emilia-Romagna)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011ATERSIR collaborates with ANCI-ER on the Fondo d'Ambito initiative, jointly publishing the decennial report 2016-2025 on prevention financing line. The partnership supports municipal projects for waste reduction.
• Università di BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing academic partnership with University of Bologna and its SPISA (Scuola di Specializzazione in Studi sull'Amministrazione Pubblica) for research and training.
• Politecnico di MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for water and waste management research and technical expertise.
• Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio EmiliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration for economic-financial, patrimonial, and regulatory analysis of water and waste services.
• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Piacenza)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership contributing expertise in waste management and circular economy research.
• Università degli Studi di FerraracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Università di Ferrara - Dipartimento di Economia e Management for PEF data collection and analysis methodology.
• Università degli Studi di Ferrara - Dipartimento di Economia e ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on new digitalized data collection methodology for Municipal Economic-Financial Plans 2026-2029, presenting results from previous PEF data collections.
• ARERAcoreOthersNational regulatory authority for energy, networks and environment that sets the tariff methodology (MTR for waste, RQTI for water) that ATERSIR implements at regional level.
• Art-ERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Art-ER (Emilia-Romagna Attività Ricerca) on water resource protection projects in mountain areas analysis.
• Local Water and Waste OperatorscoreOthersRegional operators (Hera, Iren, Aimag, etc.) that deliver water and waste services under ATERSIR regulation and oversight. Operators include: HERA S.p.A., IRETI, Iren Acqua Reggio S.r.l., Aimag S.p.A., Geovest s.r.l., Sabar Servizi S.r.l., Montefeltro Servizi s.r.l., San Donnino Multiservizi S.r.l.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxWudA2T4On98ZqI93SaKsw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atersir

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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