UAB "Tauragės vandenys"

UAB "Tauragės vandenys" is the municipal water and wastewater utility serving Tauragė city and the surrounding Tauragė district municipality in western Lithuania. It operates as a regulated natural monopoly, providing potable water supply, sewerage collection, and wastewater treatment services to residential, commercial, and public-sector customers in its licensed service area.

Company Overview

Legal name: UAB "Tauragės vandenys"
Industry: Water supply and wastewater management (NACE Rev. 2: 36.00 – Water collection, treatment and supply; 37.00 – Sewerage)
Headquarters: Tauragė, Lithuania (exact registered office address listed below, if available)
Founding date: The utility traces its origins to municipal public utility operations; its current corporate form (UAB) dates to the post-1990 municipal enterprise restructurings. An exact founding year for the UAB form could not be reliably confirmed from publicly accessible sources.

Legal Information

Įmonės kodas (Company code): Not confirmed in accessible public sources at the time of compilation.
PVM mokėtojo kodas (VAT code): Not confirmed in accessible public sources at the time of compilation.
Official website: The company maintains an official website; the precise URL could not be conclusively verified. Commonly cited format for Lithuanian municipal water utilities is a dedicated domain reflecting the company name (e.g., tauragesvandenys.lt). Please verify via the municipality or the Registry of Legal Entities.
Email: Not confirmed in accessible public sources (typical pattern for utilities is info@[company-domain]).
Registered office address: Tauragė, Lithuania (full street address not confirmed).
Main phone number: Not confirmed in accessible public sources (Tauragė area code is commonly +370 446; please verify exact number).

Note: Precise legal identifiers (įmonės kodas, PVM kodas), URL, email, and phone data should be verified via official registries such as the Lithuanian Registry of Legal Entities (JAR) and the Tauragė District Municipality.

Business Operations

Main services:
- Water abstraction, treatment, and distribution to households, businesses, and public institutions.
- Sewerage network operation and wastewater collection.
- Wastewater treatment at municipal treatment facilities, in compliance with Lithuanian and EU environmental standards.
- Customer metering, billing, and service connections (new connections, disconnections, meter replacement and verification).
- Emergency response for network incidents (pipeline leaks, blockages) and planned maintenance.

Business model: Regulated utility model. Tariffs for water supply and wastewater services are set and approved by the national regulator (Valstybinė energetikos reguliavimo taryba, VERT). Revenues derive primarily from end-user tariffs, connection fees, and ancillary services. Capital investments are financed via retained earnings, municipal shareholder support, bank financing, and EU/cohesion funds for infrastructure modernization.

Market position: Natural monopoly within the licensed Tauragė municipal service area; virtually all centralized water supply and sewerage services within the territory are provided by UAB "Tauragės vandenys".

History

Origins: The company’s roots lie in Tauragė’s municipal public utility services established during the Soviet period, subsequently reorganized in the 1990s into separate municipal enterprises and later limited liability companies (UABs) owned by the municipality.
Key developments:
- Expansion and rehabilitation of water and sewer networks during the 2000s–2010s to increase service coverage and reduce losses.
- Upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant(s) to meet EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requirements.
- Implementation of water quality improvements and compliance with Lithuanian hygiene and drinking water standards (e.g., HN 24:2017).
- Participation in EU-funded programs (Cohesion Fund, ERDF) administered by the national Environmental Project Management Agency (APVA) to modernize infrastructure, reduce infiltration, and enhance energy efficiency.

Specific milestone dates and project names are typically documented in the company’s annual reports, municipal council decisions, and APVA project registries; these details should be verified with primary sources.

Financial Information

Revenue: Not publicly disclosed in accessible sources compiled here. As a regulated utility, annual revenues reflect approved tariffs and consumption volumes across service categories.
Profitability: Not publicly disclosed in accessible sources compiled here.
Funding and investments: Capital expenditures historically supported by municipal ownership, bank loans, and EU/Cohesion funds, particularly for network rehabilitation, treatment plant modernization, and metering upgrades.
Ownership structure: Sole shareholder is typically the Tauragė District Municipality (Tauragės rajono savivaldybė). Exact shareholder details should be confirmed via the Registry of Legal Entities or municipal disclosures.

Leadership and Management

Corporate governance: UAB form with a director (CEO) and, depending on municipal policy, a board (valdyba) appointed by the shareholder (municipality).
Key executives (vadovai): Names and current positions were not confirmed in accessible public sources at the time of compilation. Typical roles include Director (Direktorius), Chief Engineer (Vyriausiasis inžinierius), Finance Manager/Chief Accountant (Finansų vadovas/Vyriausiasis buhalteris), and Customer Service Manager (Klientų aptarnavimo vadovas).
Board members: Not confirmed in accessible public sources; often appointed representatives of the municipality.

Up-to-date executive names and positions should be verified via the company’s official website, municipal resolutions, or the JAR registry.

Office Locations

Head office (buveinė): Tauragė, Lithuania. Full street address and contact numbers not confirmed in accessible public sources.
Operational sites: Water treatment facilities, booster stations, and wastewater treatment plant(s) located within Tauragė municipality; exact site addresses typically published by the utility or the municipality.

Please verify addresses and phone numbers through official contact pages or municipal directories.

Market Position and Competitors

Service area: Tauragė city and parts of Tauragė district municipality, under the utility’s licensed territory.

Competitors: None for core networked services within the licensed area (natural monopoly). Neighboring municipal utilities (e.g., "Jurbarko vandenys", "Šilutės vandenys", "Raseinių vandenys") operate in adjacent territories but do not compete within Tauragė’s service boundaries.

Market share: Near 100% for centralized water supply and sewerage in the service area.

Competitive advantages:
- Established infrastructure and local service expertise.
- Regulated tariff framework and stable customer base.
- Access to EU and national funding for modernization.
- Coordination with municipal planning and development.

Recent Developments

Infrastructure upgrades: Ongoing network rehabilitation to reduce leakage and infiltration; modernization of pumping equipment and SCADA/control systems.
Quality and compliance: Continuous improvements to ensure compliance with drinking water standards and environmental discharge permits.
Digitalization: Progressive adoption of remote metering, customer e-services, and online billing (typical across Lithuanian municipal utilities; specific project rollouts should be verified with the company).

For specific project names, timelines, and funding amounts, consult VERT tariff decisions, APVA project listings, and municipal council documents.

Contact Information

Company name: UAB "Tauragės vandenys"
Registered office address: Tauragė, Lithuania (full street address not confirmed)
Phone: Not confirmed (Tauragė area code commonly +370 446; verify exact number)
Email: Not confirmed (typical format info@[company-domain]; verify)
Website: Not conclusively verified (commonly structured as tauragesvandenys.lt; verify)

For accurate and current contact details, please consult the Tauragė District Municipality directory, the company’s official website, or the JAR registry.

Sources and References

Primary registries and official sources:
- Lithuanian Registry of Legal Entities (Juridinių asmenų registras, JAR): https://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/
- VERT (Valstybinė energetikos reguliavimo taryba) – tariffs and regulatory decisions for water/sewerage: https://www.vert.lt/
- Tauragė District Municipality (Tauragės rajono savivaldybė) – municipal ownership and utility information: https://www.taurage.lt/
- APVA (Aplinkos projektų valdymo agentūra) – EU-funded project listings for water infrastructure: https://www.apva.lt/
- VIES (EU VAT Information Exchange System) – VAT code validation: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/
- Business directory (Rekvizitai): https://rekvizitai.vz.lt/ (search for “UAB Tauragės vandenys”)

Note: Specific legal identifiers (įmonės kodas, PVM kodas), full addresses, named executives, and phone numbers should be confirmed directly through the company’s official channels or the above registries. Publicly accessible summaries may not always contain complete or current data.