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Veolia Environnement (Euronext: VIE and NYSE: VE) today announced that it has transferred to Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA) the operating contract for the Miami-Dade County Waste-to-Energy plant.

With this final transaction, Veolia Environnement has now completed the transfer to Covanta Holding Corporation of the portfolio of contracts for Waste-to-Energy plants in North America, the divestiture of which was announced on July 6, 2009, and in accordance with the announced financial terms.

This last transaction is included, for the year 2010, as part of the multi-annual program of disposals announced by the Veolia Environnement group on March 6, 2009.

Veolia Environnement is a corporation listed on the NYSE and Euronext Paris. This press release contains"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation ReformAct of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to anumber of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in theforward-looking statements, including the risks described in the documents Veolia Environnement has filed withthe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Veolia Environnement does not undertake, nor does it have, anyobligation to provide updates or to revise any forward-looking statements. Investors and security holders mayobtain a free copy of documents filed by Veolia Environnement with the U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission from Veolia Environnement.