Eau de Paris
Eau de Paris (Paris Water) is the publicly owned company responsible for the public water supply and waste water collection for the city of Paris.
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| Type | Municipally owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Water industry |
| Headquarters | Paris |
Area served | Paris |
Key people | Célia Blauel (chair) |
| Products | Drinking water |
| Parent | City of Paris |
| Website | www |
History
In 1984, the Major of Paris decided to trasfer the water's municipal service in the hands of three private entities with a direct contract and without a public procurement procedure. The property of water wasn't formally transferred and was kept as a public common good. Eau et Force and Compagnie des Eaux de Paris had a 25-years concession for the distribution and customer services respectively related to the right and left banks of the River Seine. In 1987, the water production and transport were delegated for a 25-years period to SAGEP, a semi-public company owned by Ville de Paris (70%) and Suez & Veolia (28%).[1]
Eau de Paris was created in 2008 after a ballot initiative from then Mayor Bertrand Delanoë. The city's water was then substantially managed by two private companies (Veolia and Suez) which the municipal government bought out.[2]
Operations
The company distributes 563,000 m³ of drinking water a day.[3] In 2010 the company began installing drinking fountains dispensing fizzy water in the city.[4]
See also
References
- Anne Le Strat. "The remunicipalisation of Paris' water supply service" (PDF). p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020 – via Google Cache.
- O'Brien, Hettie. "Our privatised water system has failed - it's time to look for alternatives". Open Democracy. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "Homepage". Eau de Paris. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- Fenwick Elliott, Annabel. "Paris is installing free fizzy water fountains across the city". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
