Continuing financial support available to eligible residents

Haworth, NJ - As families continue to face extraordinary financial challenges, Veolia is committed to helping with their water and wastewater bills. The company has eliminated or reduced bills for eligible residents through a number of programs, amounting to nearly $3 million in New Jersey and more than $9 million across the country.

"The last few years have been challenging for people everywhere. Following an unprecedented pandemic, inflation is resulting in rising costs for almost everything," said Karine Rouge, CEO of Municipal Water for Veolia North America. "This is particularly difficult for working families who may be struggling just to keep up with basic needs like water. Water is an essential resource and we must do our part to help those who need it most."

The company has facilitated bill relief through multiple programs aimed at helping eligible customers and their families in New Jersey:

In 2022, Veolia forgave more than $2.8 million in overdue bills in New Jersey More than 22,000 customers received a one-time automatic credit on their bills, further relieving the financial pressures faced by working families. Nationwide, Veolia worked closely with regulators in select states to forgive water bills that were in arrears totaling over $6.8 million.

In addition, Veolia Cares granted nearly $26,000 last year, $115,000 since 2020, to customers in New Jersey needing temporary assistance with water bills. Eligible households may have their water bills reduced once per year. To learn more about this non-profit program, visit: cares.veolia.org.

"We encourage customers who may need help to take advantage of these progr9ms if they have not done so already. While water bills are often the smallest part of a household budget, every little bit helps," said Rouge.

The company also continues to help reduce payments as part of LIHWAP, a federally funded program administered by individuals states to help low-income households with past due water and wastewater bills. Individual customers can apply for up to $2,500 to pay down their dept. New Jersey residents can find information at https://www.nj211.org/water-assistance-programs or by calling 800-510-3102.

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Debra Vial 201 458-3279

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About Veolia: Veolia Group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. With nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group provided 79 million inhabitants with drinking water and 61 million with sanitation, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours and recovered 48 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 28,508 billion euros in 2021. www.veolia.com

About Veolia North America: A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 400 locations across the continent. www.veolianorthamerica.com