Now coming up from the ground and into a house near you, Veolia Water North America Operating Services (formerly USFilter Operating Services). The company, a regional unit of Veolia Environnement, designs, builds, and operates water and wastewater systems throughout the US. Its facilities serve about 100 industrial facilities as well as more than 650 communities and 14 million people though partnerships with municipalities or governments. It treats about 2.2 billion gallons of wastewater per day. Veolia Water North America typically operates through public-private partnerships, in which a community owns the water system's physical assets and sets rates and the company oversees the system's operations.