What Abwasserzweckverband does

Abwasserzweckverband 'Raum Offenburg' (AZV) is a municipal public law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) founded in 1971 to provide centralized wastewater management for the Offenburg region in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The association operates a Verbandsklärwerk (treatment plant) in Offenburg-Griesheim and manages approximately 2,500 hectares of drainage infrastructure, serving roughly 90,000 residents across five member municipalities — the City of Offenburg and the Gemeinden Durbach, Hohberg, Ohlsbach, and Ortenberg — plus one customer municipality (Willstätt) whose wastewater is treated at the Offenburg-Griesheim facility. Its core service portfolio spans drainage planning, construction, and operation (Entwässerung), wastewater treatment (Abwasserreinigung), water body maintenance (Gewässerunterhaltung), and sewage sludge utilization (Klärschlammverwertung), supported by a 37-person staff including a commercial managing director, technical managing director, and operations manager.

AZV is governed by a board chaired by Offenburg's Oberbürgermeister Marco Steffens and operates as a statutory monopoly within its service area under German public law. Revenue is generated entirely through publicly regulated wastewater fees (Abwassergebühren) billed annually to property owners, using the gesplittete Abwassergebühr (split wastewater fee) model that separates charges for wastewater disposal and rainwater management based on impervious surface area. The association also provides property drainage inspection services (Grundstücksentwässerung), GIS-based sewer management (Kanal und GIS), and rat control operations, and partners with research institutes including ISWA at the University of Stuttgart and industry body DWA Landesverband Baden-Württemberg for technical standards and professional development. Customer-facing operations run from the Elsässer Straße 1a headquarters in Offenburg and the Verbandsklärwerk Offenburg-Griesheim, with the regulatory oversight of the Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg.

Name

Abwasserzweckverband

Legal name

Abwasserzweckverband "Raum Offenburg"

Website

https://azv-offenburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abwasserzweckverband 'Raum Offenburg' is a German municipal public law corporation providing centralized wastewater treatment, drainage infrastructure, and water body management for approximately 90,000 residents across member municipalities in the Offenburg region of Baden-Württemberg.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Offenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Wastewater fees (Abwassergebühren): Public utility charges for wastewater collection and treatment services provided to member municipalities and their residents. The split wastewater fee (gesplittete Abwassergebühr) separates charges for wastewater disposal and rainwater management.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Abwasserzweckverband "Raum Offenburg" is a statutory public-law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) that provides centralized wastewater collection, treatment, and drainage infrastructure management for member municipalities in the Offenburg region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The association operates the Verbandskläranlage Offenburg-Griesheim, maintains the sewer network and water bodies, and handles sewage sludge utilization for approximately 90,000 inhabitants across roughly 2,500 hectares of drainage area.

Product overview

Abwasserzweckverband 'Raum Offenburg' is a public law corporation providing integrated wastewater management services for approximately 90,000 residents across member municipalities including Offenburg, Durbach, Hohberg, Ohlsbach, Ortenberg, and Willstätt. The organization operates as a single unified service offering centered on core municipal infrastructure services: drainage systems covering 2,500 hectares, wastewater treatment at the Verbandskläranlage Offenburg-Griesheim, water body maintenance, and sewage sludge utilization. Additional offerings include the gesplittete Abwassergebühr (split wastewater fee) system that provides financial incentives for eco-friendly property drainage measures, property drainage inspection and approval services, sewer operations with GIS management, and customer-facing administrative services. The association was founded in 1971 and is led by Verbandsvorsitzender Marco Steffens (Oberbürgermeister of Offenburg) and Geschäftsführer Matthias Mättler (Commercial) and Peter Geffe (Technical).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verbandskläranlage Offenburg-Griesheim (Association Treatment Plant) Centralized mechanical-biological wastewater treatment plant that processes sewage from member municipalities including Offenburg, Durbach, Hohberg, Ohlsbach, and Ortenberg, serving approximately 90,000 inhabitants.
• Entwässerung (Drainage Services) Comprehensive drainage planning, construction, and operation covering approximately 2,500 hectares of drainage area, including stormwater management for member municipalities.
• Kanal- und GIS-Management (Sewer Network and GIS Management) Operation, maintenance, and GIS-based documentation of the municipal sewer network across the association's service territory.
• Gewässerunterhaltung (Water Body Maintenance) Maintenance and care of surface water bodies within the drainage area as part of the integrated water management mandate.
• Klärschlammverwertung (Sewage Sludge Utilization) Treatment, processing, and beneficial utilization or disposal of sewage sludge generated by the Verbandskläranlage Offenburg-Griesheim.
• Gesplittete Abwassergebühr (Split Wastewater Fee) Statutory split wastewater fee service separating charges for rainwater discharge and wastewater (Schmutzwasser) for connected property owners and municipalities.
• Grundstücksentwässerung (Property Drainage) Advisory, inspection, and technical services relating to private property drainage connections and on-site wastewater handling for property owners in member municipalities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stadt OffenburgcoreOthersCore member municipality - the City of Offenburg is the primary member of the association, with its Oberbürgermeister serving as Verbandsvorsitzender (association chairman).
• Gemeinde DurbachcoreOthersMember municipality in the association, sharing centralized wastewater management services.
• Gemeinde HohbergcoreOthersMember municipality in the association, sharing centralized wastewater management services.
• Gemeinde OhlsbachcoreOthersMember municipality in the association, sharing centralized wastewater management services.
• Gemeinde OrtenbergcoreOthersMember municipality in the association, sharing centralized wastewater management services.
• Gemeinde WillstättminorOthersNon-member municipality whose wastewater is treated at the association's treatment plant in Offenburg-Griesheim.
• ISWA (Institut für Siedlungswasserbau, Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for Municipal Water Engineering, Water Quality and Waste Management at University of Stuttgart - provides research and professional development support.
• DWA Landesverband Baden-WürttembergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste - provides industry standards, guidelines, and professional networking for wastewater management.
• Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-WürttembergminorOthersMinistry for Environment, Climate and Energy Management of Baden-Württemberg - regulatory oversight and policy guidance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Münchner Stadtentwässerung: City of Munich's municipal wastewater utility operating one of Europe's largest treatment plants. Comparable to AZV as a publicly owned integrated wastewater operator, but operating at metropolitan scale with extensive industrial discharge programs.
• Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB): Municipal water and wastewater utility serving Berlin (~3.7 million residents). Directly comparable to AZV as a publicly owned utility providing integrated wastewater collection and treatment, but operating at vastly larger scale across a single metropolitan jurisdiction.
• Hamburg Wasser: Municipal water and wastewater utility serving Hamburg and surrounding regions. Comparable to AZV in statutory, municipally-owned structure providing integrated wastewater services, but with multi-million-customer scale and broader service scope.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services group with significant municipal water and wastewater concession operations across Europe. Comparable to AZV in the underlying service offering (wastewater treatment operations), though operating as a private-sector concessionaire rather than a municipally-owned utility.
• Suez Water Operations: International water and wastewater services group operating municipal concessions across Europe. Comparable to AZV in core wastewater treatment operations, but as a privatized utility operator with multi-jurisdictional reach rather than a single-region Zweckverband.

Direct peers

• Stadtentwässerung Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt's municipal wastewater utility operating under the same German public-law framework as AZV. Comparable in providing integrated drainage, wastewater treatment, and water-body management to member municipalities, though at larger metropolitan scale.
• Eigenbetrieb Stadtentwässerung Stuttgart: Stuttgart's municipal wastewater utility, organized as an Eigenbetrieb (analogous public-law municipal entity). Directly comparable to AZV in operating model, regulatory framework, and integrated wastewater service scope, with the same German municipal utility regulatory regime.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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